multisecular

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmʌltiˈsɛkjələ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmʌltiˈsɛkjəlɚ/, /ˌmʌltaɪˈsɛkjələr/

Adjective

multisecular (comparative more multisecular, superlative most multisecular)

1. (rare, academic) Of or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old.
   • 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 17: Ithaca]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 624:

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

Synonyms

• secular, plurisecular

References

• “multi-, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

French multi-

French séculaire

French multiséculairebor.

Romanian multisecular

Borrowed from French multiséculaire.

Adjective

multisecular m or n (feminine singular multiseculară, masculine plural multiseculari, feminine/neuter plural multiseculare)

1. multisecular

Declension

Declension of multisecular

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	multisecular		multiseculară	multiseculari	multiseculare
	definite	multisecularul		multiseculara	multisecularii	multisecularele
genitive- dative	indefinite	multisecular		multiseculare	multiseculari	multiseculare
	definite	multisecularului		multisecularei	multisecularilor	multisecularelor

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multusder.

Spanish multi-

Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-éyti

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Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Indo-European *-tlom

Proto-Indo-European *sh₂éytlom

Proto-Italic *saitlom ~ *saiklom

Latin saeculum

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Latin saeculārislbor.

Spanish secular

Spanish multisecular

From multi- + secular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /multisekuˈlaɾ/ [mul̪.t̪i.se.kuˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mul‧ti‧se‧cu‧lar

Adjective

multisecular m or f (masculine and feminine plural multiseculares)

1. multisect
   • 2015 November 17, José María Mena, “Tribuna”, in El País‎^[1], Madrid: Ediciones El País, S.L., →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 June 2019:

     Siendo la prostitución una práctica multisecular, frecuentemente se argumenta que es inútil su abordaje por los poderes públicos porque siempre ha sido así, y así será.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “multisecular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026