The 21st (twenty-first) century is the current century in the Anno Domini era or Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar It began on January 1, 2001 (MMI), and will end on December 31, 2100 (MMC)

The 20th Century consists of the years 1901 through 2000 and will end Dec 31, 2000 The 21st Century will begin Jan 1, 2001”

Why 2012 is in the 21st Century All this because, according to the calendar we use, the 1st Century included the years (there was no year zero), and the 2nd Century, the years Similarly, when we say 2nd Century BCE

Noun 1 quincentenary – the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) quincentennial

A million years is called a megaannum, which is often abbreviated ‘Ma ‘ This term comes from the word parts ‘mega’ which means ‘huge’ and ‘annum’

Decamillennium- A period of ten thousand years Hectocentennial -A period of one hundred centuries 100 years is called century 1000 years is called millenniuum /b> years is called ‘decem millenniuum’ or myria-annum (though these are not commonly used)

A decade is a period of 10 years The word is derived (via French and Latin) from the Ancient Greek: δεκάς, romanized: dekas, which means a group of ten Decades may describe any ten-year period, such as those of a person’s life, or refer to specific groupings of calendar years

Decade: Ten (10) years Century: One hundred (100) years Millennium: One thousand ( years There are also terms used to describe millions of years

Once beyond millennia we use numbers of years such as “One Hundred-Thousand Years”, or some use metric prefixes to ‘annum’ (for example megaannum as referenced in Wikipedia) but they are basically the same idea

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one billion years

A millennium (plural millennia or millenniums) is a period of one thousand years, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky) Millennia sometimes have religious or theological implications (see millenarianism) The word millennium derives from the Latin mille, thousand, and annus, year

The term “Millennial” has become the popular way to reference both segments of Gen Y (more on Y And as for “Zillennials,” those wedged at the tail end of Millennials and the start of Gen Z are sometimes labeled with this moniker — a group made up of people born between 1994 and the year 200

There’s been a fair amount of dispute concerning the birth year that generation Z starts from While Statistics Canada states that generation Z starts with those who were born in 1993, it’s widely understood that they’re typically born between the mid-1990s to the mid-2000

According to the Pew Research Center, millennials were born between, while Gen Z are those born from 1997 onwards The millennial cutoff year varies from source to source, though, with some putting it atrs extending it to 199

Which Generation are You?

Zs have grown up with phones and videos They’re extremely creative and TikTok gives them a place to showcase all their talent The platform makes laying music over video and editing clips together so simple that any user can create an engaging video quickly and feel good about it And, that video can go viral easil

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The term Generation Z is based on the term Generation X (people born roughly between Millennials were casually referred to as Generation Y for long enough that the succeeding group of post-2000s children started to be called Generation Z

Zoomer is a nickname referring to members of Generation Z, those born in the late 90s and early 2000s Its use is particularly popular as a contrast to baby boomer or boomer, but before Gen Z was established, zoomer was used to refer to especially active baby boomers