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semicentury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semi-cen-tu-ry
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of fifty years.

Etymology

From semi- + century.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

semicenturies (plural)

Questions

What does semicentury mean?
A period of fifty years.
Where does semicentury come from?
From semi- + century.

How to pronounce semicentury

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