Template:century/documentation

Usage

This template provides information about when a sense was first used, to the nearest century. The template is placed at the end of a sense-line, after the definition.

Examples

• For words that are still in use, specify the first century in which it was used.

  e.g., {{century|17}} returns [from 17th c.]

• For obsolete senses, add the last century in which it was used.

  e.g., {{century|17|19}} returns [17th–19th c.]

See also

For more precision or to handle years before the first century C.E., see {{defdate}}.