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Common Era and Before the Common Era are alternatives to the original Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ (BC) notations used for the same calendar era. The two notation systems are numerically equivalent: "2025 CE" and "AD 2025" each describe the current year; "400 BCE" and "400 BC" are the same year. [1] [2] The expression can be traced back ...
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The first millennium of the anno Domini or Common Era was a millennium spanning the years 1 to 1000 (1st to 10th centuries; in astronomy: JD 1 721 425.5 – 2 086 667.5 [1]). The world population rose more slowly than during the preceding millennium, from about 200 million in the year 1 to about 300 million in the year 1000. [2]
A convenience / consistency template for the display of Before Common Era years that places the abbreviation "BCE" preceded by a non-breaking space ( ) before a year supplied.
Before Christ (BC), an epoch used in dating years prior to the estimated birth of Jesus; Before Common Era (BCE), an alternative naming of the traditional calendar era primarily used in academic circles; Before Present (BP), a timescale used mainly in geology; All pages with titles beginning with Before ; All pages with titles containing Before
900s BC (century), a century in the first millennium Before Common Era; 900s (decade) AD, the period from 900 to 909, a decade in the first millennium of the Common Era, almost synonymous with the 91st decade (901–910) 900s BC (decade), a decade in the first millennium Before Common Era
The former colonial power, the Netherlands, left an extensive vocabulary.These Dutch loanwords, and loanwords from other European languages which came via Dutch, cover all aspects of life.