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centuries-old

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Hundreds of years old.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Synonyms: plurisecular

Antonyms: none provided

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Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բազմադարյան (bazmadaryan) — Translations
  • Dutch: eeuwenoud — Translations
  • Finnish: vuosisatainen — Translations
  • French: pluriséculaire — Translations
  • German: jahrhundertealt — Translations
  • Italian: plurisecolare — Translations
  • Lithuanian: daugiaamžis — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: århundregammel — Translations
  • Polish: wielowiekowy — Translations
  • Romanian: plurisecular — Translations
  • Russian: многовеково́й (mnogovekovój) — Translations
  • Spanish: plurisecular — Translations
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