hundred-year-old
|hun-dred-year-old|
B2
🇺🇸
/ˈhʌndrəd jɪr oʊld/
🇬🇧
/ˈhʌndrəd jɪə(r) əʊld/
century-old
Etymology
Etymology Information
'hundred-year-old' originates from the combination of 'hundred,' 'year,' and 'old,' where 'hundred' refers to the number 100, 'year' refers to a period of 12 months, and 'old' indicates age.
Historical Evolution
The term 'hundred-year-old' has been used in English to describe objects or entities that have existed for a century.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'having existed for 100 years,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having existed for 100 years.
The hundred-year-old oak tree stood majestically in the park.
Synonyms
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