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secolo

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin saeculum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ko.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkolo
  • Hyphenation: sè‧co‧lo
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Noun

secolo m (plural secoli)

  1. century (100 years)
  2. age, time, era
    il secolo dei Lumithe Age of Enlightenment
    i secoli buithe Dark Ages
  3. ages (a very long time)
    secoli faages ago
  4. worldly, secular life

Usage notes

Traditionally preceded by Roman numeral, e.g. the 20th century is rendered as XX secolo.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ladino: sekolo

See also

References

  • secolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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