"siècle" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sjɛkl/ Audio: Fr-siècle.ogg Forms: siècles [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|siecle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French siecle, {{inh+|fr|frm|siecle}} Inherited from Middle French siecle, {{inh|fr|fro|siecle}} Old French siecle, {{der|fr|la|saeculum}} Latin saeculum Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} siècle m (plural siècles)
  1. century (period of 100 years) Tags: masculine Synonyms: siecle [obsolete] Derived forms: du siècle, mal du siècle, siècle des Lumières

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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