turn of the century turn of phrase • turn on · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · turn of the century · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 19 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century. Synonyms: turn of the century. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079