Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centuries-old

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
cen-turies-old
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hundreds of years old.

Synonyms

Questions

What does centuries-old mean?
Hundreds of years old.

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