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centuriesnoun
Plural form of century.
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centuries
A century is a period of 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages. The word century comes from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred. Century is sometimes abbreviated as c.A centennial or centenary is a hundredth anniversary, or a celebration of this, typically the remembrance of an event which took place a hundred years earlier.
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Centuries
of Century
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Rank popularity for the word 'centuries' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2767
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of centuries in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of centuries in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of centuries in a Sentence
These are our lands. They were taken away from us centuries ago.
We've lived here for eight centuries, if you live in an area for that long, you tend to develop social and political capital.
Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.
This is a version of a vile, anti-Semitic attack that for centuries has demanded that Jewish people demonstrate some kind of quid pro quo in return for being considered loyal citizens, it is also a dangerous subversion of our American principles that all are entitled to their own views.
It’s been used for centuries and it’s used to glisten the body to beautify the dancer.
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