siècle

century (period of 100 years)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sjɛkl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: siecle

Inherited from Old French: siecle

In summary

Inherited from Middle French siecle, from Old French siecle, earlier secle (9th c.), a borrowing from Latin saeculum. The expected inherited form would be *sieil.

Concepts

century

centennial

age

era

100

one C

epoc

hundred

world

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C

Synonyms

cent

100

époque

temps

⌚

cent ans

centurie

100

Translations

Jahrhundert

siglo

eeuw

secolo

século

αιώνας

wiek

yüzyıl

asır

stulecie

segle

εκατονταετία

sègle

saeculum

Säkulum

Sentences

Il faut entrer dans le siècle , avec les armes du siècle .

We must enter the century, with the weapons of the century.

Ce parasite est connu depuis plus d'un siècle .

This parasite has been known for over a century.

Cette collection couvre plus d'un siècle de documentation fiscale et presque l'ensemble des pays .

This collection covers more than a century of tax documentation and almost all countries.

Spinello est né à Arezzo, dans la Toscane , au quatorzième siècle .

Spinello was born in Arezzo, Tuscany, in the fourteenth century.