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centuried

[ sen-chuh-reed ]
/ ˈsɛn tʃə rid /
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adjective
existing for an indefinite number of centuries.
very old; ancient.
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Origin of centuried

First recorded in 1810–20; century + -ed3

Words nearby centuried

cents-off, centum, centuple, centuplicate, centurial, centuried, centurion, century, century plant, CEO, ceorl
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How to use centuried in a sentence

  • The human mind, bared to a centuried slime, is teeming with repulsive life of countless world-delusions.

    Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda

  • Its front gate, I noted, was a centuried relic from a distant shrine.

    Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda

  • Even the rings upon those comely hands that clasp their prayer-books in the centuried trance of their devotions remain intact.

    From Gretna Green to Land's End|Katharine Lee Bates

  • Its counsels are ripe with a many-centuried knowledge of human nature.

    Heart of Man|George Edward Woodberry
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