Le siècle
Example: Le siècle dernier a connu beaucoup de changements importants.
Definition
"Le siècle" refers to a period of one hundred years, commonly used in history to describe significant eras or time spans, such as the last century marked by many important changes.
Etymology
The word "le siècle" comes from the Latin word 'saeculum,' meaning a generation or age. Did you know that originally it referred to the lifetime of a person or a generation before becoming associated with a hundred-year period?
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