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centuried

[ sen-chuh-reed ]
/ ˈsɛn tʃə rid /

adjective

existing for an indefinite number of centuries.
very old; ancient.

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Words nearby centuried

cents-off, centum, centuple, centuplicate, centurial, centuried, centurion, century, century plant, centésimo, ceo

Origin of centuried

First recorded in 1810–20; century + -ed3
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for centuried

  • 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

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

    Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda