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short twentieth centuries

short twentieth centuries is the plural of short twentieth century.

Meaning of short twentieth century

Noun

short twentieth century (plural short twentieth centuries)

  1. (generally) Any period of years defined by significant historical events falling within the 20th century (1 January 1901 to 31 December 2000).
    • […] Salvadorean history – including that of its literary development since independence – falls into three clear-cut periods: a very long 19th century until the Great Massacre of 1932; a very short 20th century from 1932 to the signing of the Peace Accords of 1992, and since then the possibility...1997, Roy C. Boland, “El Salvador: 19th- and 20th-century Prose and Poetry”, in Verity Smith, editor, Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature, Chicago, Ill.; London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers...

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What is short twentieth centuries the plural of?
Short twentieth centuries is the plural of short twentieth century.

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