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NounSino-Korean: 世紀
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century
A period of one hundred years.
Korean definition: 백 년을 단위로 하는 기간.
The 1900s was a century with many historic events for Korea.
Due to global warming, the Earth's average temperature has risen compared to the last century.
- 2
century
An era that has certain characteristics.
Korean definition: 어떤 특성을 띠는 시대.
The newly beginning 21st century must become the century of small and medium-sized businesses.
Seeing the 21st century as the century of culture, the government is paying attention to various cultural and artistic projects.
- 3
century
A word used when referring to someone or something that is so rare as to be seen only once in a hundred years or is so excellent as to be a representative of everyone or everything in a hundred years.
Korean definition: 백 년에 한 번밖에 없을 정도로 드물거나 백 년 동안을 대표할 정도로 뛰어난 것.
The whole world's attention is focused on the wedding of the century between the prince and his fiancee.
When the famous actress once called the beauty of the century died, many people mourned.
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century
A unit of counting years by a hundred.
Korean definition: 백 년 동안을 세는 단위.
Our young people are the protagonists of the twenty-first century.
His novel is a masterpiece that moves people even after several centuries.