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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about five centuries ago" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a time period approximately five hundred years in the past.
Example: "The invention of the printing press occurred about five centuries ago, revolutionizing the way information was disseminated."
Alternatives: "roughly five hundred years ago" or "approximately five centuries in the past."
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Sikhism was established in what is now the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent about five centuries ago and its 27 million adherents constitute the fifth largest religious faith.
Datura stramonium was introduced in Spain about five centuries ago.
This species was introduced to Spain about five centuries ago and constitutes an ideal system to test four predictions of the enemy release hypothesis.
In the present study, we investigated the case of D. stramonium in Spain, a country where it was introduced about five centuries ago and is presently considered an invasive species (Dana-Sánchez et al. 2004; Sanz-Elorza et al. 2004).
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