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Definition and Synonyms for 世紀
| 1. | 世紀 | 100年の期間 |
| Century | a period of 100 years | |
| Synonyms: | センチュリー, 世紀 | |
| 2. | 世紀 | 地質学的年代の主要な区分 |
| Era | a major division of geological time | |
| Synonyms: | 世, 世紀, 代, 代, 時代 | |
| 3. | 世紀 | 紀の下位区分で、それ自体は期に分割される、地質年代の単位 |
| Epoch | a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages | |
| Synonyms: | 世, 世, 世紀, 時代, 画期 | |
| 4. | 世紀 | 顕著な特徴または固定された時点または出来事で認められる時代 |
| Era | a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event | |
| Synonyms: | エポック, 世紀, 年代, 時代 | |
| 5. | 世紀 | 通常時代は、2つ以上の期間に分割される |
| Era | an era is usually divided into two or more periods | |
| Synonyms: | 世, 世紀, 代, 代, 時代 |
Meanings for each kanji in 世紀
| » | 世 | generation; world; society; public |
| » | 紀 | chronicle; account; narrative; history; annals; geologic period |
Categories 世紀 is a member of
| 1. | ピリオド | 時間の量 |
| Period | an amount of time | |
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| 2. | 地質時代 | 地層が実際に形成され、発達した時期（特に人類の生まれる前） |
| Geologic Time | the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history) | |
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Sample Sentences for 世紀
日本では８世紀には既に立派な都がつくられていました。
In Japan, a beautiful city was built as early as the eighth century.
２０世紀の終わりまでに科学がどこまで進歩しているか、見当もつかない。
There is no telling how far science may have progressed by the end of the twentieth century.
簡潔に言うと、ホブボームの論点は２０世紀の歴史は文化衰退の歴史であるということだ。
Briefly stated, Hobsbawm's thesis is that the history of the twentieth century is that of the decline of civilization.
１７世紀に国際経済論の発展が労働力の大移動を導いたとハンセンが述べているが、これは誤りである。
Hanson is wrong when he states international economic developments led to great migrations of labour in the seventeenth century.
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