of the century

English

Prepositional phrase

of the century

1. Used to indicate the most remarkable example of its kind in recent history.

   The break-in became the crime of the century, at least in the newspapers.

   The "Thrilla in Manilla" was promoted as the fight of the century.

Translations

most remarkable

• Dutch: van de eeuw
• Finnish: vuosisadan (fi)
• French: du siècle
• German: des Jahrhunderts
• Polish: stulecia

See also

• of all time
• of a lifetime