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centurion

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See also: centurión

English

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Etymology

From Middle English centurioun, from Latin centuriō, centuriōnis (a commander of a hundred, centurion), from Latin centum (a hundred). Displaced native English hundreder and hundredman, from Middle English hundredman, from Old English hundredmann (centurion).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/, /sɛnˈtʃʊəɹ.i.ən/, /-ɔːɹ.i.ən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/, /sɛnˈtʊɹ.i.ən/, /-ɚ.i.ən/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

centurion (plural centurions)

  1. (historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
  2. (cricket) A player who scores a century.
  3. (US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centuriōnem. By surface analysis, centurie + -on.

Pronunciation

Noun

centurion m (plural centurions)

  1. (Ancient Rome, military) centurion (Roman officer)

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Polish

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Etymology

From Latin centurio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛnˈtu.rjɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -urjɔn
  • Syllabification: cen‧tu‧rion

Noun

centurion m pers

  1. (historical) centurion

Declension

adjective
  • centurialny

Further reading

  • centurion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • centurion in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centurio.

Noun

centurion m (plural centurioni)

  1. centurion

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centuriōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡senturǐoːn/
  • Hyphenation: cen‧tu‧ri‧on

Noun

centurìōn m anim (Cyrillic spelling центурѝо̄н)

  1. centurion (Roman officer)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

References

  • centurion”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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