Added 9 October 2026 half-century noun Categories: Time noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about half-century at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A period of fifty years, half of a century. A score of 50 runs by a single batsman in one innings A score of 50 points in a single game. Related Words: centurytwenty-firsthalffiftysemicenturyquarter-centuryjubileequincentenniumhalf-hoursemicentennialcentenarydecennary Back to today's word