Meanings
- pluralplural onlyThe decade from 2100 to 2109.
- pluralplural onlyThe century between 2100 and 2199. Almost synonymous with the 22nd century.
We must go beyond the miserable confines of now. Real foresight means envisioning the world 100 years from now, being unafraid to ask searching questions about what visual culture will mean to the societies of the 2100s and beyond.
2018 December 14, Ben Parker, “The 10,000-year clock and the importance of durable design”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Dec 20241 more example
The mission will also provide information that could help protect Earth from a possible collision with Bennu. The Empire State Building-sized asteroid has a 1-in-2,700 chance of impacting Earth near the end of the 2100s, according to NASA.
2022 September 23, Jon Michael Raasch, “Sample of Empire State Building-sized asteroid set to crash down in Utah desert”, in Fox News, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2024
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2100s. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/2100s
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