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10 Language-to-English DictionariesJahrhunderte
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈjaːɐ̯ˌhʊndɐtə
"Diese Tradition wird seit Jahrhunderten gepflegt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Periods of one hundred years, often used to measure vast expanses of historical time.
"The ancient ruins have stood silently for five centuries through changing empires." - 2
In cricket, a score of one hundred runs or more scored by a single batsman in one innings.
"The legendary batsman celebrated another magnificent century during the championship match."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'centuria', meaning a division of a hundred (from 'centum', meaning hundred). Entering English via Middle French in the late 16th century, the term originally referred to a period of a hundred years or a Roman military unit, eventually broadening to represent any sustained span of a hundred years.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Centuries" is said worldwide
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siècles
Transliteration: sjɛkl
"Ce château a résisté pendant des siècles."
Jahrhunderte
Transliteration: ˈjaːɐ̯ˌhʊndɐtə
"Diese Tradition wird seit Jahrhunderten gepflegt."
secoli
Transliteration: ˈsɛ.ko.li
"La cattedrale è rimasta in piedi per secoli."
siglos
Transliteration: ˈsiɣlos
"El manuscrito estuvo perdido durante siglos."
séculos
Transliteration: ˈsɛ.ku.luʃ
"Eles moldaram a história ao longo de vários séculos."
शताब्दियाँ
Transliteration: shatabdiyan
"यह किला कई शताब्दियों पुराना है।"
世纪
Transliteration: shìjì
"这座古老城市的历史跨越了好几个世纪。"
세기
Transliteration: segi
"그 문명은 수세기에 걸쳐 번영했습니다."
世紀
Transliteration: seiki
"その寺院は数世紀にわたって存在しています。"
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