věk — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
věk is used for these senses in English:
- age (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
- age (countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
- century A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
- eon (geology) The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.
age — full definition
- noun The length of time someone or something has existed, usually counted in years.
- noun A particular period in history, especially one with distinct characteristics.
- noun A long, often exaggerated, period of time.
- verb To grow older, or to show signs of growing older.
century — full definition
- noun A period of one hundred years.
- noun In cricket, a score of one hundred runs by a single batsman in an innings.
- noun A unit of the ancient Roman army, originally about a hundred soldiers.