Definitions for centuries
cen·turies

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1. centuriesnoun

   Plural form of century.

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1. 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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1. Centuries

   of Century

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'centuries' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2767

How to pronounce centuries?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of centuries in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of centuries in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of centuries in a Sentence

1. Peter Barsoom:

   Cannabis has been used as an aphrodisiac in many cultures for centuries. In India, it was used as far back as the seventh century. Its use for sexual health was documented in Chinese texts, amongst Germanic tribes and by many African cultures.

2. Nikola Tesla:

   The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.

3. Genghis Khan:

   ‘ Xiongnu ’ was the name of a dynasty not a people, per se ; but that dynastic regime greatly impacted the peoples within its realms and left a powerful legacy in Eurasia, many subsequent groups appropriated the potent name of Xiongnu( or Hunnu) as they established their own regimes, leading to the perpetuation of so-called ‘ Hunnic ’ entities even as far as that of Attila and the Huns at the edge of Europe centuries after the demise of the Xiongnu in Inner Asia.

4. Grant Township:

   We were n’t comfortable using Mora County as the test case to try to overturn two centuries of law.

5. Walter E. Williams:

   What’s “just” has been debated for centuries, but let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then, tell me how much of what I earn “belongs” to you -- and why?

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Centuries
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centuries
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centuries