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| * All seasons used should refer to seasons in the northern hemisphere, as that is where CCP is located, and is thus the reference point for game development, patch releases, and other events. | | * All seasons used should refer to seasons in the northern hemisphere, as that is where CCP is located, and is thus the reference point for game development, patch releases, and other events. |
| ** In the rare case where an article references seasons in relation to a specific country or region ''not'' in the northern hemisphere, the appropriate season for that location may be used. | | ** In the rare case where an article references seasons in relation to a specific country or region ''not'' in the northern hemisphere, the appropriate season for that location may be used. |
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| ====<span id="centuries"></span><span id="millennia"></span>Centuries and millennia====
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| {{shortcut|MOS:CENTURY|MOS:MILLENNIUM}}
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| * Treat the 1st century AD as years {{nobr|1{{ndash}}100}}, the 17th century as {{nobr|1601{{ndash}}1700}}, and the second millennium as {{nobr|1001{{ndash}}2000}}; similarly, the 1st century BC/BCE was {{nobr|100{{ndash}}1}} BC/BCE, the 17th century was {{nobr|1700{{ndash}}1601}} BC/BCE, and the second millennium {{nobr|2000{{ndash}}1001}} BC/BCE.
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| ** The 18th century ({{nobr|1701{{ndash}}1800}}) and the 1700s ({{nobr|1700{{ndash}}1799}}) are not the same period.
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| ** When using forms such as {{xt|the 1900s}}, ensure that there is no ambiguity as to whether the century or just its first decade is meant.
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| ** Note that the sequence of years runs {{xt|...{{nbsp}}2{{nbsp}}BC, 1{{nbsp}}BC, 1{{nbsp}}AD, 2{{nbsp}}AD{{nbsp}}...}}{{snd}}there is no "[[Year 0|year 0]]".
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| * Centuries and millennia are identified using either figures ({{nobr|{{xt|the 18th century}}}}, not {{!xt|XVIII{{nbsp}}century}}) or words ({{xt|the second millennium}}).<!-- Actually, I wonder whether "1st millennium" and "2nd millennium" are really appropriate – they look funny. --> When used adjectivally they contain a hyphen ({{xt|nineteenth-century painting}} or {{xt|{{nobr|19th-century}} painting}}). Do not capitalize ({{!xt|the best Nineteenth-century paintings}};{{nbsp}} {{!xt|during the Nineteenth Century}}).
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| :* {{crossref|See {{section link|WP:Manual of Style|En dashes}} for use of hyphens and dashes in obscure situations.}}
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| ====<span id="Abbreviations for long periods of time"></span>Long periods of time==== | | ====<span id="Abbreviations for long periods of time"></span>Long periods of time==== |
