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eeuwwende

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From eeuw (century) +‎ wende (turn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːu̯ˌʋɛn.də/
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  • Hyphenation: eeuw‧wen‧de

Noun

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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 millenniumbugpaniek
    The turn from the 20th to the 21st century suffered not just religious millenarism but also millennium-bug panic

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