Wiktionary
n. The beginning or end of a certain century.
WordNet
n. the period from about 1890 to 1910
Wikipedia
Turn of the Century is a bestselling novel by Kurt Andersen published in 1999.
Turn of the century refers to the change from one century to the next.
Turn of the Century may also refer to:
- Turn of the Century, a 1999 novel by Kurt Andersen
- Turn of the Century (roller coaster)
- The first act in the Carousel of Progress
- "Turn of the Century", a 1967 single by The Cyrkle
"Turn of the Century" is a song recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in May 1989 as the first single from their Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two compilation album. The song reached #27 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Fred Knobloch and Dan Tyler.
Usage examples of "turn of the century".
Since before the turn of the century, China traders from the nearby ports of New York, Boston, and Salem had been making frequent stops at not only the Marquesas but also the Hawaiian Islands on their way to Canton.
Painted in 1879, it had been used to advertise Pears soap around the turn of the century.
By the turn of the century the figure would be 67 percent and climbing.
I bet they slapped the fence together about the turn of the century and never bothered to rebuild with modem sensors inside.
By the turn of the century, the world's supply of briar and meerschaum was largely exhausted.
Back before the turn of the century, the nations of the Old North had preached environmentalism to an unheeding Third World-after already reaping most of the planet’.