# centuries

Pronunciation: say "SEN-chuh-reez" /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹiz/

## Noun

1. Plural of century. — plural of century
   - Simple: Plural of century. Use this form when you mean more than one period of a hundred years.
   - _The manuscript lay hidden for centuries in a sealed monastery vault._
   - _Several centuries separated the rise and fall of the two empires._

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