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century vs twentieth century

twentieth century vs century

century and twentieth century both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
century Yes No No No
twentieth century Yes No No No
As nouns, twentieth century is a hyponym of century; that is, twentieth century is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than century:
  • century: a period of 100 years
  • twentieth century: the century from 1901 to 2000
Other hyponyms of century include quattrocento.
century (noun) twentieth century (noun)
ten 10s the century from 1901 to 2000
a period of 100 years
Difference between century and twentieth century

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