Centuries

A period of 100 years.

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A century is a period of 100 consecutive years. The term is commonly used to denote long spans of time in historical contexts, such as the 20th century spanning from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 2000.

The word 'century' comes from the Latin 'centum,' meaning one hundred.

A century is just a way to count time, like saying 100 years have passed since something important happened.

time period era

decade year

millennium history

historical reference time unit