saeculum

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Synonyms: speculum, seculum, spiculum, vasculum, saecula, sacculus, baculum, asculum

Antonyms: speculum, seculum, spiculum, vasculum, saecula, sacculus, baculum, asculum

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical|Ancient Rome}} A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete [[renewal]] of a human [[population]]:
2. An [[approximately]] 85-year [[cycle]] in [[Strauss-Howe generational theory]], a highly [[controversial]] [[sociological]] [[theory]] that [[postulate]]s that [[zeitgeist]] and [[popular]] [[cultural]] [[value]]s exist along recurring cycles.

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