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English > 1 sense of the word *half-century*:
NOUN	time	half-century	a period of 50 years

English > *half-century*: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning	A period of 50 years.
Part of	century	A period of 100 years
Broader	time period, period of time, period	An amount of time