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multisecular

UK/ˌmʌltiˈsɛkjələ/US/ˌmʌltiˈsɛkjəlɚ/

multisecular adjective: of or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old.

Adjective

multisecular (comparative more multisecular, superlative most multisecular)

  1. (literary, rare) Of or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old.
    • […] the multisecular stability of its primeval basin […]1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 17: Ithaca]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 624

Synonyms of multisecular

Forms of multisecular

comparativemore multisecular
superlativemost multisecular

Origin of multisecular

From multi- (“many”) + secular (“of or related to centuries”).

Questions about multisecular

What does multisecular mean?
Multisecular means of or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old.
What part of speech is multisecular?
Multisecular is an adjective.
How do you pronounce multisecular?
Multisecular is pronounced /ˌmʌltiˈsɛkjələ/ (UK).

Words near multisecular in the dictionary

  1. multisection
  2. multisectional
  3. multisectioned
  4. multisector
  5. multisectoral
  6. multisecular
  7. multiseed
  8. multiseeding
  9. multisegment
  10. multisegmental
  11. multisegmentate

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