Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

of the century

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: of the -cen-tu-ry
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Used to indicate the most remarkable example of its kind in recent history.

Example Sentences

"The break-in became the crime of the century, at least in the newspapers."
"The "Thrilla in Manilla" was promoted as the fight of the century."

Phrases

of all time of a lifetime

Frequently Paired Words

of all time of a lifetime

Questions

What does of the century mean?: Used to indicate the most remarkable example of its kind in recent history.

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