multisecular en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmʌltaɪˈsɛkjələr/ (General-American)
- /ˌmʌltiˈsɛkjəlɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˌmʌltiˈsɛkjələ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From multi- (“many”) + secular (“of or related to centuries”).
Meanings
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(literary, rare) Of 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more multisecular | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most multisecular | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |