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historic period vs turn of the century

turn of the century vs historic period

historic period and turn of the century both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
historic period Yes No No No
turn of the century Yes No No No
As nouns, turn of the century is a hyponym of historic period; that is, turn of the century is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than historic period:
  • historic period: an era of history having some distinctive feature
  • turn of the century: the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century
Other hyponyms of historic period include antiquity, golden age, Jazz Age, reign, literary period.
historic period (noun) turn of the century (noun)
an era of history having some distinctive feature the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century
Difference between historic period and turn of the century

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