What does centuries mean?
Definitions for centuries
cen·turies
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word centuries.
Did you actually mean centaurus or centrex?
Wiktionary
centuriesnoun
Plural form of century.
Wikipedia
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.
Webster Dictionary
Centuries
of Century
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'centuries' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2767
Numerology
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
Women cannot wait for change, we've waited for centuries and centuries. We've got to push for it.
First, technical perfection as something natural. Second, an insight into the development of the piano sound, as perfected by the pianist-composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, composers who understood the piano both as a human voice ... and as an orchestra with which they could produce a variety of colors. Third, the need to learn how to use every aspect of our new instruments, which are richer in sound. Fourth, the importance of differentiation.
In order to build the Great Synagogue in the 17th and 18th centuries they dug down two floors below the level of the street to give the worshippers in the synagogue the experience of a vaulted five story building even though the building appeared from the outside as only a three story building.
People are born and they die. Wise words live through centuries and eons.
Etiquette and protocol is really important to the royal family. It's been important to royals for centuries, those rules are there ... one - to make them understand what's expected of them, but also - so they understand what to do and what not to do.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for centuries
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- siglosSpanish
Get even more translations for centuries »
Translation
Find a translation for the centuries definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"centuries." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/centuries>.
Discuss these centuries definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In