noun
Meaning 1
A period of fifty years, half of a century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
half-century
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noun
Meaning 2
A score of 50 runs by a single batsman in one innings
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 3
A score of 50 points in a single game.
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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 4
a period of 50 years
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: duoncentjaro — period of fifty years
- Estonian: poolsajand — period of fifty years
- French: demi-siècle — period of fifty years
- Hebrew: יובל — period of fifty years
- Irish: leathchéad — period of fifty years
- Japanese: 半世紀 (hanseiki) — period of fifty years
- Korean: 반세기 (bansegi) — period of fifty years
- Norman: d'mié-chent'naithe — period of fifty years
- Polish: półwiecze — period of fifty years
- Southern Altai: јарым чак (ǰarïm čak) — period of fifty years
- Southern Altai: јарым јӱсјылдык (ǰarïm ǰüsǰïldïk) — period of fifty years
- Swedish: halvsekel — period of fifty years
- Ukrainian: півстолі́ття (pivstolíttja) — period of fifty years
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