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centuried

American  
[sen-chuh-reed] / ˈsɛn tʃə rid /

adjective

  1. existing for an indefinite number of centuries.

  2. very old; ancient.


Etymology

Origin of centuried

First recorded in 1810–20; century + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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The Free Synagogue is aligning itself with that centuried tradition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before the portico, however, grows a lusty scion, for the Tree of Guernica is of unbroken lineage, shoots being always cherished to succeed in case the centuried predecessor fail.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee

Whilst centuried age And youth in Spring strike hands before me, Let foemen band, let battle rage, You'll keep my Flag still flying o'er me!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 25, 1891 by Various

To-morrow we'll deliver the matter to you—and the wheels that grind the centuried darkness to destruction will again start a-rolling.

From Mother by Gorky, Maksim

Above, the old weathercock groans, but remembers Creaking, to turn, in its centuried rust.

From A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass by Lowell, Amy

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