"saeculum" meaning in Latin

See saeculum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: saecula [plural, nominative], saecula [plural, vocative], saecula [plural, accusative], saeculī [singular, genitive], saeculōrum [plural, genitive], saeculō [singular, dative], saeculīs [plural, dative], saeculō [singular, ablative], saeculīs [plural, ablative]
  1. Race, ethnicité.
    Sense id: fr-saeculum-la-noun-8~9vZdFo
  2. Génération (d’âge).
    Sense id: fr-saeculum-la-noun-zEYGZftj
  3. Époque.
    Sense id: fr-saeculum-la-noun-QJFMWg94
  4. Siècle.
    Sense id: fr-saeculum-la-noun-u8z453eQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: siglo, siècle, secolo Related terms: saeclum, seculum, seclum
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