TURN OF THE CENTURY Definition & Meaning

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The beginning or end of a particular century, as in That idiom dates from the turn of the century, that is to say, about 1900. This expression was first recorded in 1926.

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So here in Denmark we had the last of these democracy audits around the turn of the century, just before the. advent of social media.

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This remained the case for decades but started rising from the turn of the century, with a rapid increase from the 1970s.

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But since the turn of the century, they have lost more than 6,500 billion tonnes – or 5% – of their ice.

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Since the turn of the century, though, the trickle has grown to a torrent, with around 50 Parisian players, the vast majority with family backgrounds outside mainland France, having represented France's men's team.

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The Saudis wrote and tabled the Arab peace initiative back at the turn of the century.

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