eeuwwende

Dutch

Etymology

From eeuw (century) + wende (turn).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: eeuw‧wen‧de

Noun

eeuwwende f (plural eeuwwendes or eeuwwenden, diminutive eeuwwendetje n)

  1. (literary) The turn of a century, when its 100 years end and it gives way to the next
    De eeuwwende van twintigste naar éénentwintigste eeuw leed niet enkel onder religieus millenarisme maar ook onder millennium bug-paniek
    The turn form the 20th to the 21st century suffered not just religious millenarism but also millennium bug panic

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