centuries

/ˈsɛn.tʃə.ɹiz/

nouncen · tu · ries

Think: a CENtury is 100 years—so many years that it takes CEN + TU + RIES to count them.

Yes, it's centuries. Keep the soft C sound: **cen-** (like “cents”), and remember the plural **-ies** changes from *century* → *centuries* (y → ies).

Definitions

  1. nounplural of century; periods of 100 years
  2. nounvery long periods of time (used for emphasis)

Examples

  • “The castle has stood on the hill for centuries.”
  • “Scientists study tree rings to learn about climates from past centuries.”
  • “It felt like centuries before the bus finally arrived.”

Synonyms

hundreds of yearsageseraslong timeeons

Antonyms

momentsinstants

Translations

ES siglosPT séculosFR siècles

Common misspellings

centurys

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