Definition
A period of five years; specifically one half of a ten-year period called a lustrum in ancient Rome.
Etymology
From Latin demi- (half) and lustrum (five-year period). In ancient Roman times, a lustrum was a purification ceremony held every five years, making a demiluster a half-decade.
Kelly Says
The Romans were obsessed with measuring time in five-year chunks for their censuses and purification rituals—demiluster is basically their version of 'five years,' though nowadays we'd just say 'a few years' instead of using this fancy term.
Translations
ARالعربية
خُلُق مُشْتَقّ
khuluq mushtaqq
BNবাংলা
অর্ধ-চমক
ordha-chmak
CACatalà
semimatte
se-mi-mat
CSČeština
polomat
polo-mat
DEDeutsch
Abflachung
af-fla-xoong
ELΕλληνικά
ημιματ
e-mi-mat
ESEspañol
deslustre
des-lús-tre
FAفارسی
نیمه براق
ni-me braq
FISuomi
puolimatta
puoli-matta
FRFrançais
désillumine
de-si-lyu-min
GUGU
અધોચિત્ર
adho-chit-ra
HEעברית
חצי-מטר
chatz-me-ter
HIहिन्दी
आधा चमक
aadha chamak
HUMagyar
féligmatt
fe-lig-matt
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak berkilau
tidak ber-ki-lau
ITItaliano
dello stesso lustro
de-llo stes-so loo-stro
MSBahasa Melayu
separuh berkilauan
se-pa-ruh ber-ki-lau-an
MYမြန်မာ
အလွှမ်း
a-lwe-shan
NLNederlands
halfmat
half-mat
NONorsk
halvmatt
halv-matt
PTPortuguês
deslustre
des-lús-tre
RORomână
semi-lucitor
semi-loo-ci-tor
RUРусский
полуматовость
pol-u-ma-to-vost
SVSvenska
halvmatt
halv-matt
SWKiswahili
nusu ya mwanga
nu-su ya m-wa-nga
TAதமிழ்
அரை மின்னல்
arai minnal
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధా వెలుగు
aarda velugu
THไทย
ความไม่สว่าง
khwam mai sawang
TLTL
kalahating liwanag
ka-la-hat-ing li-wa-nag
TRTürkçe
yarım parlaklık
yarim par-lak-lik
UKУкраїнська
напівматовий
na-piv-ma-to-vyi
URاردو
نیمہ چمک
ni-ma chamak
VITiếng Việt
bóng mờ
bong mo
ZUZU
isilwane
i-si-lwa-ne