Meaning & use
centuries
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Periods of one hundred years, the plural of 'century'.
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The cathedral has stood for centuries at the heart of the old town.
Trade routes across the desert developed over several centuries.
A note on using this word
Comes from the Latin centum, 'hundred'; the word also names a unit in ancient Roman military organization.
Words with a similar meaning
hundred-year periods
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