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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

The centuried oaks To their very roots rock; And crying, for shelter Course cattle and flock.

From A Celtic Psaltery by Graves, Alfred Perceval

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

A sage and aged chap of infinite vest, who wears the broad-brimmed hat of reticent respectability, and nestles in much shirt-collar like a centuried owl.

From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)

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

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa