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centurion

🇬🇧 UK/sen'tjuәriәn/🇺🇸 US
GREA2

Definitions

n.

An officer in the ancient Roman army commanding a unit of about 100 soldiers

(古罗马)百人队队长

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
centhundred; accent, song
+
urconnector
+
ionact, process, state
=centurion

Common Collocations

  • 1.Roman centurion罗马百人队长
  • 2.military centurion军事百人队长

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The Roman centurion commanded a hundred soldiers in the legion.

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