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semicentury

semicentury noun: a period of fifty years.

Noun

semicentury (plural semicenturies)

  1. A period of fifty years.

Forms of semicentury

pluralsemicenturies

Origin of semicentury

From semi- + century.

Questions about semicentury

What does semicentury mean?
Semicentury means a period of fifty years.
What part of speech is semicentury?
Semicentury is a noun.
What is the plural of semicentury?
The plural of semicentury is semicenturies.

Words near semicentury in the dictionary

  1. semicentennial
  2. semicentennials
  3. semicentral
  4. semicentralized
  5. semicenturies
  6. semicentury
  7. semicerebellectomies
  8. semicerebellectomy
  9. semiceremonial
  10. semicha
  11. semichaotic

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