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Pronunciation
change
(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈsɛnt͡ʃʊri/
or
/ˈsɛnt͡ʃri/
(
US
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ri/
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)
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Homophone
:
sentry
(
for some speakers
)
Hyphenation
: cen‧tu‧ry, cent‧ury
Noun
change
Singular
century
Plural
centuries
(
countable
) A
century
is a
period
of 100
years
.
My great grandfather came to Canada over a
century
ago.
The telephone was invented in the 19th
century
.
Centuries
passed before the slaves were freed.