1900s
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 A period that began on January 1, 1900 and ended on December 31, 1999; almost the same period as the 20th century (which, however, was from year 1901 to 2000) uncountable
"LeZotte also gives readers a sense of M.V.S.L. (Martha's Vineyard Sign Language), used by the islanders through the mid-1900s but never fully documented, by combining "home signs" she used as a child with variations of American Sign Language."
- 2 the decade from 1900 to 1909 wordnet
- 3 A period that began on January 1, 1900 and ended on December 31, 1909; almost the same period as the 1st decade of the 20th century, which, however, was from year 1901 to (the end of) 1910. uncountable
"Now, you know that the classical analytical explanation of agoraphobia of the early 1900s was that it represented a street phobia because the patient equated streetwalking with prostitutional activity[…]"
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More examples"LeZotte also gives readers a sense of M.V.S.L. (Martha's Vineyard Sign Language), used by the islanders through the mid-1900s but never fully documented, by combining "home signs" she used as a child with variations of American Sign Language."
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