plurisecular
plurisecular adjective: of or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old.
Adjective
plurisecular (comparative more plurisecular, superlative most plurisecular)
- Of or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old.
- M. Charles Rabot, secretary of the French Commission on Glaciers, is the author of a pamphlet entitled "Essai de Chronologie des Variations Glaciaires"... A complete primary oscillation, i.e. an increase and decrease, appears to have a duration of one or two centuries... There seems further to be a...1903 March 26, anonymous author, Nature, volume 67, number 1743, page 495
- Rather than seeing in [the anonymous author of My Secret Life] a courageous fugitive from a "Victorianism" that would have compelled him to silence, I am inclined to think that, in an epoch dominated by (highly prolix) directives enjoining discretion and modesty, he was the most direct and in a way...1978, Michel Foucault, translated by Robert Hurley, The History of Sexuality, volume I, page 22
- Synonyms:
- secular, multisecular
Synonyms of plurisecular
Forms of plurisecular
| comparative | more plurisecular |
|---|---|
| superlative | most plurisecular |
Origin of plurisecular
From pluri- (“multi-, many”) + secular (“of or related to centuries”), chiefly after French pluriséculaire.
Questions about plurisecular
- What does plurisecular mean?
- Plurisecular means of or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old.
- What part of speech is plurisecular?
- Plurisecular is an adjective.
Words near plurisecular in the dictionary
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