2000s

//tuː ˈθaʊ.zəndz// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The decade that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009. plural, plural-only

    "Prominent in the 1980s and 1990s for the part it played in Postmodernism and then in Deconstruction, in the 2000s AD has leveraged a depth and level of scrutiny not currently offered elsewhere in the design press."

  2. 2
    The century that began on January 1, 2000 and ends on December 31, 2099. plural, plural-only

    "The people of the late 19th century approached the 20th with the same awe with which we see the 2000s."

  3. 3
    The millennium that began on January 1, 2000 and ends on December 31, 2999. plural, plural-only, rare

    "What Roman numeral might you find in the cornerstone of a building built in the year 2000? MM – the mark of the new millennium, a move from the 1000s to the 2000s."

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noughtiesoughtiesoughts

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"Prominent in the 1980s and 1990s for the part it played in Postmodernism and then in Deconstruction, in the 2000s AD has leveraged a depth and level of scrutiny not currently offered elsewhere in the design press."

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