Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multicentury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-cen-tu-ry
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring over multiple centuries.

Example Sentences

"Dr. Weber and her colleagues are the latest custodians of the Beal seed viability experiment: a multicentury attempt to figure out how long seeds can lie dormant in the soil without losing their ability to germinate."

Etymology

From multi- + century.

Inflected Forms

multi-century (alternative)

Synonyms

centuries-long

Questions

What does multicentury mean?: Occurring over multiple centuries.
Where does multicentury come from?: From multi- + century.

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