Definitions for half-century
half-cen·tu·ry

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1. half-centurynoun

   a period of 50 years

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1. half-centurynoun

   fifty years. a half century.

2. half-centurynoun

   A score of 50 runs by a single batsman

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1. half-century

   A half-century refers to a period of 50 years, often used in historical, cultural, or statistical contexts to mark significant time periods. In cricket, it also refers to a single player scoring 50 runs.

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1. • Time Period

How to pronounce half-century?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say half-century in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of half-century in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of half-century in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of half-century in a Sentence

1. Mitch McConnell:

   ObamaCare was the single worst piece of legislation that’s been passed in the last half century, the single biggest step in the direction of Europeanizing our country. Premiums are going up, copayments are going up, deductibles are going up. What we will do, Bret, is offer a proposal to protect the American people.

2. Malika Andrews:

   Today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, declaring that the constitutional right to abortion, upheld for nearly a half-century, no longer exists. In less than 24 hours, we celebrated equal rights for women, and now we react to women’s reproductive rights being taken away.

3. Bill Clinton:

   Edgar Wayburn has worked to preserve the most breath-taking examples of the American landscape. In fact, over the course of more than a half-century, both as President of the Sierra Club and as a private citizen, he has saved more of our wilderness than any person alive.

4. Scott C. Holstad:

   The fact that we are still sitting on and depending on technical protocols nearly a half century old is a testament to the genius of those who invented everything from such inventions, protocols and standards like Ethernet to personal computers that were more than just circuit boards for geeks, but actually had small GUI interfaces, as well as connected devices such as a mouse and keyboard.

5. Irish President Michael Higgins:

   Over the past half century, humanity has witnessed the destruction of 60 % of mammal, bird, fish and reptile populations around the world, we are the first generation to truly comprehend the reality of what we're doing to the natural world, and we may be the last with the chance to avert much of the damage. With this knowledge comes an extraordinary burden of responsibility that we all share.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=half-century
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Half-Century
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com