Centi-

//ˈsɛn.tə// prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    one-hundredth morpheme
  2. 2
    one-hundredth; In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻². Symbol: c morpheme, specifically
  3. 3
    hundred morpheme

    "centimillionaire"

Etymology

From French centi- and its etymon Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and hecto-.

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