The difference between Century and Maniple
When used as nouns, century means a period of 100 consecutive years, whereas maniple means a handful.
check bellow for the other definitions of Century and Maniple
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Century as a noun:
A period of 100 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.
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Century as a noun:
A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
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Century as a noun:
A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
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Century as a noun:
A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.
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Century as a noun (cricket):
A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
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Century as a noun (sports):
A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.
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Century as a noun (US, informal):
A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.
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Maniple as a noun (rare):
A handful.
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Maniple as a noun (historical):
A division of the Roman army numbering 60 or 120 men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company.
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Maniple as a noun:
Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes worn in the English Church service.