Definition of "century"
Kid-friendly meaning of century, with part of speech, syllables, and example sentences for grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8.
What does "century" mean?
century (noun) — a period of one hundred years.
Example sentences using "century"
Grade K–2
A century is a long time.
Grade 3–5
My great-grandmother lived through almost an entire century of huge changes.
Grade 6–8
A single century covers enough time for entire technologies to appear and disappear, since cars went from rare to everywhere within roughly that span, and computers came along right after.
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