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centuries-old

centuries-old adjective: hundreds of years old.

Adjective

centuries-old (not comparable)

  1. Hundreds of years old.
    Synonyms:
    plurisecular

Synonyms of centuries-old

Questions about centuries-old

What does centuries-old mean?
Centuries-old means hundreds of years old.
What part of speech is centuries-old?
Centuries-old is an adjective.

Words near centuries-old in the dictionary

  1. centuriator
  2. centuriators
  3. centuried
  4. centuries
  5. centuries-long
  6. centuries-old
  7. centurieslong
  8. centurion
  9. centurion syndrome
  10. centurion's staff
  11. centurions

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