"quarter-century" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: quarter-centuries [plural]
Etymology: From quarter- + century. Etymology templates: {{af|en|quarter-|century}} quarter- + century Head templates: {{en-noun}} quarter-century (plural quarter-centuries)
  1. A period of twenty-five years. Categories (topical): Time Related terms: half-century Translations (period of twenty-five years): çerekshekull [masculine] (Albanian), čtvrtstoletí [neuter] (Czech), kwarteeuw [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), kvaronjarcento [neuter] (Esperanto), veerandsajand (Estonian), quart de siècle [masculine] (French), Vierteljahrhundtert [neuter] (German), 四半世紀 (shihanseiki) (Japanese), ćwierćwiecze [neuter] (Polish), štvrťstoročie [neuter] (Slovak)

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