half-century
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noun plural -ies
a period of 50 yearsduring the past half-century
- a score or grouping of 50a half-century of points
- (as modifier)as I near the half-century mark
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half-butt, half cadence, half-caste, half-cell, half cent, half-century, half-circle, half-closed, half cock, half-cocked, half-completed
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