Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half a century

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables
half a -cen-tu-ry
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of half-century.

Uncountable

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What does half a century mean?
Alternative form of half-century.

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