turn of the century

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

1890s 1900s age of decadence 1900-1920 1900-1919 beginning of the century century turn 1900-1949 century's close end of the xix century close of the century 1900-1969 1900-1970 dawn of the century age of advancement

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Hypernyms

age historic period

Examples

At the turn of the century theatre does not have to be prescriptive. Edward Bond

We have a right to expect that the Negro community will be responsible, will uphold the law, but they have a right to expect that the law will be fair, that the Constitution will be color blind, as Justice Harlan said at the turn of the century. John F. Kennedy

Rent is about a community celebrating life, in the face of death and AIDS, at the turn of the century. Jonathan Larson

What had really caused the women's movement was the additional years of human life. At the turn of the century women's life expectancy was forty-six; now it was nearly eighty. Betty Friedan

Close letter words and terms

turn of phrase turn of speed turn of the cards turn of the cycle turn of the epoch turn of the era