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century

Definition:

(nou) a period of 100 years (nou) ten 10s

Phonetic Transcription:

ˈsentʃəri

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By the first half of the 18th century the concept of the.

But in the second half of the 19th century the settlement was deserted.

He was born in the second half of the twentieth century.

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