centurion
Americannoun
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(in the ancient Roman army) the commander of a century.
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Military. Centurion, any one of various British battle tanks in service from 1945 to 1967.
noun
Etymology
Origin of centurion
First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English, from Latin centuriōn- (stem of centuriō ), equivalent to centur(ia) century + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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He’s been prattling on about Marcus Aurelius’ “Meditations” and sharing Facebook nonsense about centurions ever since.
From Salon
As for the centurion’s pay: This is just data mining.
From MarketWatch
Packer, a World Cup winner in 2014, is one of two Test centurions in the squad and had captained the side until this year.
From BBC
It was while Coles was off the field that Ford, who became the eighth male centurion for England, provided the half's only score with a drop goal.
From BBC
"It doesn't sit that well with me," England centurion Danny Care told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.
From BBC
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