Wordiyocentury
🇬🇧 UK/'sentʃuri/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 1kIELTSA2
Definitions
n.
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)...
世纪、 百年
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.20th century20世纪
- 2.21st century21世纪
- 3.this century本世纪
Example Sentences
- 1.
The twentieth century saw rapid technological advancement across the globe.
- 2.
Our company will celebrate its second century of operations next year.