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centuries-long

adj

Etymology

From centuries + -long.

  1. derived from centuria
  2. derived from centurie
  3. inherited from centurie
  4. formed as centuries-long — “century + -long”

Definitions

  1. Lasting for centuries.

    • No city in the world has a more varied history and interest, and in none can better be traced the centuries-long line of steady progress from barbarism to civilisation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for centuries-long. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA