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half-century

noun

  1. a period of 50 years

    during the past half-century

    1. a score or grouping of 50

      a half-century of points

    2. ( as modifier )

      as I near the half-century mark

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“The ‘Godfather of freak folk’ was for a prolific half-century the purveyor of an eccentric genius and compassionate wit.

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You’re also hearing an album that would help shape music for the next half-century.

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ABC has televised the awards show for nearly a half-century, and is entering the final phase of its deal to broadcast the Oscars.

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The California Department of Transportation’s half-century epic over the failed 710 Freeway expansion — and the homes the agency acquired to build it — is coming to a checkered climax.

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So why am I telling you this a half-century later?

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