Master confusing words with ease
Century vs. Millennium
Century
/ˈsentʃəri/Examples:
The church was built in the 13th century.As though we were living in different worlds, in different centuries.It was a poem of centuries.
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This word has no antonymsMillennium
/mɪˈleniəm/Examples:
The art exhibit celebrated the millennium with futuristic designs.Scientists predict technological leaps in the next millennium.Many cultures have myths about a golden millennium of prosperity.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- A millennium consists of 1,000 years, while a century consists of 100 years.
- Remember the prefix mill means a thousand, as in millipede (thousand legs) or milligram (thousandth of a gram).
- Century begins with cent, which can remind you of a century being made up of 100 years, much like a cent is 1/100th of a dollar.
- Millennium has three ns and feels longer, which can help you remember it covers more years than a century.
- Think of the Roman numeral system where M stands for 1,000 and C stands for 100.
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