centuries

Meaning

of Century

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

millennium century rhinoceros era hundred eternity centenary years shoehorn cokes days secularist month of Sundays CS yean

Phrases with the word

centuries-old centuries-long medieval centuries full centuries couple of centuries 3 centuries

Examples

Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size. Virginia Woolf

The strides of humanity are slow, they can only be counted in centuries. Georg Büchner

The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization. Mikhail Gorbachev

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. Napoleon Bonaparte

Chipped china lasts two centuries. Russian Proverb

Something well cared for lasts two centuries. Russian Proverb