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Ordinal Numbers·Ordinals with Centuries and Historical Context
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Rule reminder

Centuries: il + ordinal + secolo. E.g., il ventunesimo secolo (21st century). Italians also use short forms: il Quattrocento (1400s), il Cinquecento (1500s), etc.

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How do you say 'the twenty-first century'?