centurion

C2+ Topic:Time

US /sɛnˈtʊriən/ UK /sɛnˈtjʊəriən/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a Roman officer commanding a century of about a hundred soldiers

The centurion barked an order and the legionaries closed ranks.

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Related forms century centurialcenturia

Etymology

From Latin centurio ('commander of a century'), from centuria ('a company of a hundred'), from centum ('hundred').

centurio Latin centum Latin

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# centurion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** sɛnˈtʊriən
**IPA (UK):** sɛnˈtjʊəriən

## Meanings
1. a Roman officer commanding a century of about a hundred soldiers

## Examples
- The centurion barked an order and the legionaries closed ranks.

## Related Forms
- century
- centurial
- centuria

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: centurio
- Root: centum

## Etymology
From Latin centurio ('commander of a century'), from centuria ('a company of a hundred'), from centum ('hundred').

## AI Etymology
Centurion comes from Latin centurio ('commander of a century'), from centuria ('a company of a hundred'), from centum ('hundred'). The historical trail runs through centurio in Latin and centum in Latin. Used as a noun, centurion now means "a Roman officer commanding a century of about a hundred soldiers", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as century, centurial, and centuria. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

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- Time
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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