turn of the century

turn of the century  {n. phr.}
The time at the end of one century and the beginning of the next century;  {especially}: The time when the 1800's became the 1900's; the early 1900's.
Automobiles were strange things to see at the turn of the century.
Categories: cars especially noun time
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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