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centuried

centuried adjective: having existed for centuries; ancient.

Adjective

centuried (not comparable)

  1. (literary, rare) Having existed for centuries; ancient.
    • To-morrow we'll deliver the matter to you—and the wheels that grind the centuried darkness to destruction will again start a-rolling.1907, Maxim Gorky (author), Mother, Public domain translation (translator unknown), ch. 9
    • Above, the old weathercock groans, but remembers
      Creaking, to turn, in its centuried rust.1912, Amy Lowell, “March Evening”, in A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass

Origin of centuried

From century + -ed.

Questions about centuried

What does centuried mean?
Centuried means having existed for centuries; ancient.
What part of speech is centuried?
Centuried is an adjective.

Words near centuried in the dictionary

  1. centuriates
  2. centuriating
  3. centuriation
  4. centuriator
  5. centuriators
  6. centuried
  7. centuries
  8. centuries-long
  9. centuries-old
  10. centurieslong
  11. centurion

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