Definition of half-century in English:

half-century

noun

1A period of fifty years.
Example sentencesExamples
- Largely abandoned, it became a blot on the landscape in the village of Wawne, near Beverley, for the next half-century.
- This half-century was the formative period for national kingship.
- After a half-century of exceptional ease and security in the west, we may have to relearn the art of cheerful resignation.
- The feeling is widespread that the Fifth Republic, as it approaches its half-century, presents a fallen landscape.
- This means that, at the rate me and my No-Kids-till-I'm -40 contemporaries are going, we'll be looking pretty rough come our half-centuries.
- David Reynolds does not seek a radical new reading of the last half-century and there are no major revelations.
- Peggy and Alan Glendinning were at the lunch with family and friends reminiscing about their half-century together.
- On average over the past half-century, house prices were between four and five times the cost of a family saloon.
- But love triumphed in the end, and today they mark their half-century with a family meal at the village's Carlton Hotel.
- Jane has seen some revolutionary changes in banking during her half-century of working for Barclays.
- So when you add his half-century of forestry to that of all the past Wyndham foresters you have an example of living history if ever there was one.
- Inside, little can have changed in the past half-century.
- After a half-century of division, the countries of east and west Europe could end their long-standing isolation.
- This kind of teen, the one that wedged itself into the space between childhood and adulthood and became a monster, is a creature of the last half-century.
- Crucially, neither side actually used military force directly against the other at any time during the half-century of the Cold War.
- The Scottish experience in the past half-century has been a patchwork of success, spurned opportunities and downright failure.
- Over the last half-century, the number of women in the workplace has tripled.
- The industry is mature, with a half-century of experience and ever improved engineering behind it.
- It went on dropping rapidly for the next half-century, until the mortality rate had declined more than a thousandfold.
- In 2004 American policy makers can look back to the lessons learned in Europe and Asia over the past half-century.
1. 1.1 A score of fifty in a sporting event, especially a batsman's score of fifty in cricket.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In reply, Grange lost three middle order men for ducks, but young opener C R Bilton struck a fluent half-century before retiring hurt.
  Follifoot then replied with 142-9 with Neil Walker hitting a half-century.
  They took the score to 135 before Brierley was bowled by Taylor only two short of what would have been his first half-century of the season.
  His fellow opener, Mark Bentley, of Netherton, completed a half-century before being bowled by Hamed Khan for 58.
  Crowther deserved a half-century, but it was not to be and Warton pressed the panic button too much as there were three run-outs in the innings.

单词	half-century
释义	Definition of half-century in English: half-century noun 1A period of fifty years. Example sentencesExamples Largely abandoned, it became a blot on the landscape in the village of Wawne, near Beverley, for the next half-century. This half-century was the formative period for national kingship. After a half-century of exceptional ease and security in the west, we may have to relearn the art of cheerful resignation. The feeling is widespread that the Fifth Republic, as it approaches its half-century, presents a fallen landscape. This means that, at the rate me and my No-Kids-till-I'm -40 contemporaries are going, we'll be looking pretty rough come our half-centuries. David Reynolds does not seek a radical new reading of the last half-century and there are no major revelations. Peggy and Alan Glendinning were at the lunch with family and friends reminiscing about their half-century together. On average over the past half-century, house prices were between four and five times the cost of a family saloon. But love triumphed in the end, and today they mark their half-century with a family meal at the village's Carlton Hotel. Jane has seen some revolutionary changes in banking during her half-century of working for Barclays. So when you add his half-century of forestry to that of all the past Wyndham foresters you have an example of living history if ever there was one. Inside, little can have changed in the past half-century. After a half-century of division, the countries of east and west Europe could end their long-standing isolation. This kind of teen, the one that wedged itself into the space between childhood and adulthood and became a monster, is a creature of the last half-century. Crucially, neither side actually used military force directly against the other at any time during the half-century of the Cold War. The Scottish experience in the past half-century has been a patchwork of success, spurned opportunities and downright failure. Over the last half-century, the number of women in the workplace has tripled. The industry is mature, with a half-century of experience and ever improved engineering behind it. It went on dropping rapidly for the next half-century, until the mortality rate had declined more than a thousandfold. In 2004 American policy makers can look back to the lessons learned in Europe and Asia over the past half-century. 1.1 A score of fifty in a sporting event, especially a batsman's score of fifty in cricket. Example sentencesExamples In reply, Grange lost three middle order men for ducks, but young opener C R Bilton struck a fluent half-century before retiring hurt. Follifoot then replied with 142-9 with Neil Walker hitting a half-century. They took the score to 135 before Brierley was bowled by Taylor only two short of what would have been his first half-century of the season. His fellow opener, Mark Bentley, of Netherton, completed a half-century before being bowled by Hamed Khan for 58. Crowther deserved a half-century, but it was not to be and Warton pressed the panic button too much as there were three run-outs in the innings.
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