"yearhundred" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: yearhundreds [plural], year-hundred [alternative], year hundred [alternative]
Etymology: From year + hundred. Calque of German Jahrhundert (“century”), from Jahr (“year”) + Hundert (“hundred”). Compare Scots yeirhunder, Saterland Frisian Jierhunnert, German Jahrhundert, Danish århundrede, Swedish århundrade, Norwegian århundre, all meaning “century” and being composed of the cognates (sisterwords) of English year and hundred. Etymology templates: {{com|en|year|hundred}} year + hundred, {{calque|en|de|Jahrhundert||century}} Calque of German Jahrhundert (“century”), {{cog|sco|yeirhunder|}} Scots yeirhunder, {{cog|stq|Jierhunnert}} Saterland Frisian Jierhunnert, {{cog|de|Jahrhundert}} German Jahrhundert, {{cog|da|århundrede}} Danish århundrede, {{cog|sv|århundrade}} Swedish århundrade, {{cog|no|århundre}} Norwegian århundre, {{m-g|century}} “century”, {{m+|en|year}} English year Head templates: {{en-noun}} yearhundred (plural yearhundreds)
  1. (very rare, puristic) century (a hundred-year timespan) Tags: rare Holonyms: yearthousand
    Sense id: en-yearhundred-en-noun-o4R6S2r0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Hundred

Inflected forms

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