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long nineteenth century

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
long nine-teen-th -cen-tu-ry
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The period from 1789 to 1914, beginning with the French Revolution and ending with the start of World War I.

Etymology

Introduced by the British historian Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012).

Inflected Forms

long 19th century (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

long eighteenth century long twenty-first century short twentieth century

Questions

What does long nineteenth century mean?
The period from 1789 to 1914, beginning with the French Revolution and ending with the start of World War I.
Where does long nineteenth century come from?
Introduced by the British historian Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012).

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