multisecular

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UK/ˌmʌltiˈsɛkjələ/US/ˌmʌltiˈsɛkjəlɚ/US/ˌmʌltaɪˈsɛkjələr/

adjective

Of or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old.

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secularplurisecular
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Meanings

adjectivemultisecular (comparative more multisecular, superlative most multisecular)

comparative more multisecular · superlative most multisecular

  1. literaryrareOf or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old.

    […] the multisecular stability of its primeval basin […]

    1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 17: Ithaca]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 624

    Synonyms: secular, plurisecular

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old.

Similar
secularplurisecular
Also see
plurisecularsecular

Origin

From multi- (“many”) + secular (“of or related to centuries”).

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Cite this entry
APA

multisecular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisecular

MLA

“multisecular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisecular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multisecular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisecular.

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