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centurion

[ sen-too r-ee-uh n, -tyoo r- ]
/ sɛnˈtʊər i ən, -ˈtyʊər- /
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noun

(in the ancient Roman army) the commander of a century.
(initial capital letter) Military. any one of various British battle tanks in service from 1945 to 1967.

RELATED WORDS

detective, captain, police, deputy, cop, sheriff, badge, arm, flatfoot, noncom, sergeant, mounty

Nearby words

  1. centum,
  2. centuple,
  3. centuplicate,
  4. centurial,
  5. centuried,
  6. century,
  7. century plant,
  8. centésimo,
  9. ceo,
  10. ceorl

Origin of centurion

1225–75; Middle English < Latin centuriōn- (stem of centuriō), equivalent to centur(ia) century + -iōn- -ion
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centurion

/ (sɛnˈtjʊərɪən) /

noun

the officer commanding a Roman century

Word Origin for centurion

C14: from Latin centuriō, from centuria century
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Word Origin and History for centurion

centurion

n.

late 13c., from Latin centurionem (nominative centurio), "Roman army officer, head of a centuria" (a group of one hundred); see century.

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