el
masculine
/ˈsiɣlo/
#1204 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
century
Word origin
From Latin saeculum ('generation, age, century, the world').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- saeculum
- English cognates
- secular
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralsiglos
Examples
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My grandmother lived almost an entire century.
Europa.
This book talks about the twentieth century in Europe.
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A century ago there were no telephones at home.
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The last century was very hard for my family.
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Each century brings big changes for the world.
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