Turn of the century

Turn of the century

Turn of the century, in its broadest sense, refers to the transition from one century to another. The term is most often used to indicate a non-specific time period either before or after the beginning of a century - for instance, if a statement describes an event as taking place "at the turn of the 18th century", this means it took place somewhere around the year 1700. Where no specific century is stated, the term usually refers to the transition from the 19th century into the 20th century: a novel referring to "turn of the century England," indicates England, circa 1900.

ee also

*Guilded Age
*Fin de siècle
*1890s
*1900s
*1910s


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  • turn\ of\ the\ century — n. phr. the time at the end of one century and the beginning of the next century; especially: the time when the 1800 s became the 1900 s; the early 1900 s. Automobiles were strange things to see at the turn of the century …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • turn of the century — See the turn of the century …   English idioms

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