Definitions for turn of the century
turn of the cen·tu·ry

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1. turn of the centurynoun

   the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century

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1. turn of the centurynoun

   The beginning or end of a certain century.

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1. Turn of the Century

   Turn of the Century is a bestselling novel by Kurt Andersen published in 1999.

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1. turn of the century

   "Turn of the century" refers to the period of time transitioning from the end of one century to the beginning of the next. This can refer to any century, but is most commonly used to refer to the transition from the 19th to the 20th century, or the 20th to the 21st century. It roughly covers the period from a decade before to a decade after the century turn.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of turn of the century in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of turn of the century in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of turn of the century in a Sentence

1. Stefan Rahmstorf:

   Heat waves are on the rise, the hottest summers in Europe since the year 1500 AD all occurred since the last turn of the century : 2018, 2010, 2003, 2016, 2002.

2. Joseph Wood Krutch:

   Perhaps we are wiser, less foolish and more far-seeing than we were two hundred years ago. But we are still imperfect in all these things, and since the turn of the century it has been remarked that neither wisdom nor virtue have increased as rapidly as the need for both.

3. Rowan Sutton:

   But the fact that now 14 of the 15 warmest years on record have occurred since the turn of the century shows just how clear global warming has become.

4. Michael Gilman:

   Around the turn of the century, as men’s brands started to come out, people started to realize that taking care of yourself is not effeminate or girly, some of those taboos came down, and more barbershops and spas broke the barriers and let men know it’s OK to do this stuff.

5. Nick Timm:

   Most of the families that are here have been here a hundred-plus years, mine included, we all came over at the turn of the century to try and farm out here, and a lot of the farming families are still here doing that.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=turn of the century
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Turn_of_the_Century
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_of_the_Century
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