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multicentury

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Etymology

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From multi- +‎ century.

Adjective

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multicentury (not comparable)

  1. Occurring over multiple centuries.
    • 2021 April 21, Cara Giaimo, “One of the World’s Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt”, in The New York Times[1]:
      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.