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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-CENTURIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-CENTURIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Centuries is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-CENTURIES

half-brother
half-buried
half-butt
half-caste
half-century
half-circle
half-clad
half-closed
half-cock
half-cocked
half-completed
half-concealed
half-conscious
half-convinced
half-cooked
half-covered
half-crazy
half-crown
half-cup bra
half-cut

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-CENTURIES

accessories
armouries
auguries
bistouries
buries
canterburies
centuries
decuries
Furies
injuries
juries
luxuries
mercuries
perjuries
sauries
savouries
seigneuries
subtreasuries
tilburies
treasuries
usuries

Synonyms and antonyms of half-centuries in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «half-centuries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-CENTURIES

Find out the translation of half-centuries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-centuries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-centuries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半世纪以来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medias siglos
570 millions of speakers

English

half-centuries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अर्धशतक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف قرون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полвека
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meias séculos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাফ সেঞ্চুরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi-siècles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah abad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halb Jahrhunderte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半世紀も
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 세기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah abad
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa thế kỷ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை சதங்களுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धशतके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım asır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezze secoli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół wieku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

півстоліття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătăți de secole
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισού αιώνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vyftigtalle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halva sekel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halv århundrer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-centuries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-CENTURIES»

The term «half-centuries» is normally little used and occupies the 114.614 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-CENTURIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-centuries

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-CENTURIES»

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Morphological change up close: two and a half centuries of ...
Using a data base of more than 86,000 verb tokens from texts written by Nurembergers between 1356 and 1619, this book explores some of the many changes in verbal inflection that took place during this period and their implications for a ...
David Fertig, 2000
2
Yes Prime Manipulator: How a Chinese Translation of British ...
In Chapter Two, Sir Humphrey states that it is impossible for Hacker to have a cook on government pay because for the Prime Minister to have no government cook is "the way things have been done for two and a half centuries", and that this  ...
Nanfeng Zhang, 2005
3
Sensational Sachin
Lokesh Thani, Rajshekhar Mishra. Sachin has scored 2,652 runs at the average of 52.00 with 10 centuries and 10 half-centuries in 37 test matches on foreign lands, whereas on domestic pitches he has scored 1,900 runs at the average of ...
Lokesh Thani, Rajshekhar Mishra, 1999
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An Historical Accompaniment to the Scriptures; in the form ...
As we cannot know, with certainty, the exact years of events in these very early times, and as it would be troublesome to you to remember them if we did know them, I will only measure these periods by centuries and half centuries, which is as ...
‎1850
5
Panorama of Ancient Letters: Four and A Half Centuries of ...
Bibliographical Notes And Descriptions Of 1,000 Rare Books And Manuscripts, Forming A Part Of The Mitchell M. Kaplan Collection, Presented To New York University Jewish Culture Foundation. Illustrated With Reproductions Of 300 Title Pages.
Mitchell M. Kaplan, Abraham I. Katsh, 2011
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The City in Time and Space
... eight and sixteen years; four and a half centuries' break of Feudal variations; one and a half centuries of Sui/T'ang including a ten-year break; two centuries of complete and partial break with further expression of Feudal mode of production;  ...
Aidan Southall, 1998
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Indian Champions: Profiles of Famous Indian Sportspersons
He set a unique record from 17 th October 1978 to 13th October 1979. it He played 125 Test matches in which he made 10,122 runs including 34 centuries and 45 half centuries at an average of 51.12. ft He played 108 one-day international ...
Chitra Garg, 2010
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The White Racial Frame Centuries of Racial Framing and ...
impacts of three and a half centuries of extreme racial oppression that preceded the current era. Much social science analysis of major aspects of this society today reveals the continuing impact and great significance of fi the systemic racism ...
Joe R. Feagin, 2013
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The Early Mental Traits of Three Hundred Geniuses
century to another the proportional number of persons of eminence other than royalty and the aristocracy; but a discussion of this question is not essential here. The distribution of geniuses born in the centuries and half-centuries from 1450 to  ...
‎1926
10
Legends of Australian Sport: The Inside Story
Debut for South Australia v Victoria, November, 1 966. Made 59 and 62 not out. Played 87 Tests, 48 as captain. Scored 7110 runs at an average of 53.86 with 24 centuries and 31 half-centuries. Highest score of 247 not out.Took 1 22 catches.
Peter Meares, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-CENTURIES»

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Leicestershire batsman Eben Kurtz racking up runs for seconds …
The 19-year-old left-hander, who has just completed his first year at Durham University, has hit four half-centuries in the last three ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
2
Bangladesh chases another home series win - ICC Cricket
Bangladesh, meanwhile, suffered from lack of partnerships in the opening ODI, but half-centuries from Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah ... «International Cricket Council, Jul 15»
3
Don't cry for Shane Watson, one of Australian cricket's great anti …
half-centuries later, it looks almost certain to finish like this: in a hail of caustic internet memes and with every known cricket watcher in Australia ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Cricket - Haddin set to miss second Test - Yahoo Eurosport UK
He was the scourge of England in their 2013-14 Ashes whitewash defeat, however, topping Australia's batting averages with five half-centuries ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»
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Al Faraa two good for UBL as they seal Ace-Pan semis spot - Sport360
Meanwhile, Hafiz Kaleem and Rizwan Rauf scored entertaining half-centuries as Interface posted 200 for six. HAAD in reply could muster only ... «Sport360°, Jul 15»
6
Rajat Bhatia inspires Newport to Wem win « Shropshire Star
The leaders' top three all notched half-centuries to help Frankton post 246-7 from their 50 overs. Gavin Jones offered the only resistance with ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
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NSSCL Division Three B Cricket: Meakins Fenton fight back to stun …
Half-centuries from Ash Porter (90) and Mark Fallows (68) guided Oakamoor to an imposing 249-9 declared, in which Steven Young claimed ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Haddin set to miss second Test | Cricket News | AOL Sport …
He was the scourge of England in their 2013-14 Ashes whitewash defeat, however, topping Australia's batting averages with five half-centuries ... «AOL UK, Jul 15»
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IPL Verdict: List of Cricketers we will miss in action in IPL 2016 & 2017
With 3,699 runs and one hundred and 25 half-centuries under his name, he is the most successful batsmen in IPL. Not only that, Raina has ... «Cricket Country, Jul 15»
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Red Steel begin homestand vs Zouks - Trinidad and Tobago's …
... affected fixture, in which Fletcher scored one of his four half-centuries in this year's tournament that places him second in the 2015 scoring list ... «Trinidad News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Half-Centuries [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/half-centuries>. Sep 2023 ».
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