Translation
century
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Word origin
From Latin saeculum ('generation, age, century'), which in Church Latin also meant the worldly age as opposed to the religious life. English 'secular' comes from the same noun.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- saeculum
- English cognates
- secular
Grammar
Examples
treizième .
This cathedral dates from the thirteenth century.
vingtième .
The twentieth century changed everything.
!
I have not seen you for ages!
, .
In the last century, nobody had a telephone.
Lumières.
She studies the painting of the Enlightenment.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 12: siècle, collègue, malheureusement and 7 more words.