century
/ˈsentʃəri/noun
उच्चारण सेन्चरी
शताब्दी, सदी
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a period of 100 years; one of the 100-year periods counted from the birth of Christ
शताब्दी, सदी
- The temple is three centuries old.
- the twenty-first century
- The fort was built in the sixteenth century.
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- This tree is nearly a century old.
- India gained independence in the twentieth century.
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(in cricket) a score of 100 runs by one batsman
(क्रिकेट में) शतक
- Radhika's brother scored his first century on Sunday.
- He raised his bat after completing a fine century.
- The opener hit a century in the first innings.
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- He scored a century off only seventy balls.
- The crowd stood up to cheer his century.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the + ordinal + century
Centuries are named with the ordinal and the word century: the 19th century (1801 to 1900). The article the is used.
सदियों के नाम ordinal संख्या और 'century' से बनते हैं: the 19th century (1801 से 1900)। यहाँ article 'the' आता है।
- The Taj Mahal was built in the 17th century.
- India gained freedom in the twentieth century.
century as a measure: a hundred years
Centuries can be counted: two centuries, several centuries. No -s on hundred, but century becomes centuries.
Century गिनी जा सकती है: two centuries, several centuries। बहुवचन में 'century' का 'centuries' बनता है।
- The temple has stood for over three centuries.
score a century / hit a century (cricket)
In cricket, a century is a hundred runs by one batter. The usual verbs are score, make and hit.
Cricket में century का अर्थ एक बल्लेबाज़ के 100 रन है। सामान्य क्रियाएँ score, make और hit हैं।
- Virat scored his century in just 90 balls.
turn of the century / century-old
The turn of the century means the time near the year 1900 or 2000. As an adjective, century-old uses a hyphen and a singular noun.
'The turn of the century' का अर्थ 1900 या 2000 के आसपास का समय है। विशेषण के रूप में 'century-old' hyphen के साथ और एकवचन रूप में आता है।
- The century-old library is still open to students.
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ordinal + century
firstfifthtwelftheighteenthtwenty-first
- Many online courses started in the twenty-first century.
verb + century (cricket)
scoremakehitcompletemiss
- He missed his century by two runs.
adjective + century
lastearlylatemidcoming
- The poet lived in the early 16th century.
century + noun
partnershipmarkcelebrationold
- The two openers put on a century partnership.
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- Cricket was brought to India in the 18th century.
क्रिकेट भारत में 18वीं सदी में आया।
- She waited a century, or so it seemed, for the bus to arrive.
उसे बस के आने का इंतज़ार एक सदी जितना लंबा लगा।
- A century of work lies behind this institution.
इस संस्था के पीछे सौ वर्षों का काम है।
- Radhika's brother hit a stylish century in the college final.
राधिका के भाई ने कॉलेज के फ़ाइनल में शानदार शतक लगाया।
- The village school completed a century of teaching last year.
गाँव के विद्यालय ने पिछले वर्ष सौ वर्षों की शिक्षा पूरी की।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He was born in nineteen century.
✓ He was born in the nineteenth century.
Use an ordinal (nineteenth) and the article the before century.
Century से पहले ordinal (nineteenth) और article 'the' आता है।
✗ This is a three centuries old fort.
✓ This is a three-century-old fort.
In a compound adjective before a noun, the unit stays singular and is hyphenated.
संज्ञा से पहले compound adjective में इकाई एकवचन रहती है और hyphen से जुड़ती है।
✗ Sachin scored a century in the nineteenth centuries.
✓ Sachin scored a century in the nineteenth century.
After a singular ordinal, century stays singular; centuries is used only for more than one.
एकवचन ordinal के बाद 'century' एकवचन रहती है; 'centuries' केवल एक से अधिक के लिए आती है।
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the turn of the century
the time when one century ends and the next begins
सदी का मोड़, शताब्दी का आरम्भ (या अंत)
- The building was constructed at the turn of the century.
- Mobile phones became common in India around the turn of the century.
⌂Word origin and word building
Learn the set: decade (10 years), century (100), millennium (1,000), fortnight (14 days), jubilee (an anniversary, silver 25, golden 50, diamond 60, platinum 75).
समूह याद रखिए: decade (10 वर्ष), century (100), millennium (1,000), fortnight (14 दिन), jubilee (वर्षगाँठ: silver 25, golden 50, diamond 60, platinum 75)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A period of a hundred years.
'सौ वर्ष की अवधि' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।