cen|tes|i|mo

cen|tes|i|mo
cen|tes|i|mo «sehn TEHS uh moh», noun, plural -mos for 1, 2, 4; -mi«-muh» for 3, 5.
1. a coin of Chile, worth 1/100 of a peso.
2. a coin of Panama, worth 1/100 of a balboa.
3. a former unit of money of Italy, worth 1/100 of a lira. It was used in figuring but not as a coin.
4. a coin of Uruguay, worth 1/100 of a peso.
5. a former coin of Italian Somaliland (now Somalia), worth 1/100 of a somalo.
╂[< Italian, Spanish centésimo, learned borrowing from Latin centēsimus hundredth]

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  • cen|tes´i|mal|ly — cen|tes|i|mal «sehn TEHS uh muhl», adjective. 1. hundredth; 100th, 2. a) divided into 100ths. b) relating to division into 100ths. ╂[< Latin centēsimus hundredth + English al1] –cen|tes´i|mal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • cen|tes|i|mal — «sehn TEHS uh muhl», adjective. 1. hundredth; 100th, 2. a) divided into 100ths. b) relating to division into 100ths. ╂[< Latin centēsimus hundredth + English al1] –cen|tes´i|mal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • cen|tes´i|ma´tion — cen|tes|i|mate «sehn TEHS uh mayt», transitive verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. to take one in every hundred of (soldiers, citizens, or inmates) for punishment, often by execution, as for mutiny or widespread rebellion. ╂[< Latin centēsimāre (with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cen|tes|i|mate — «sehn TEHS uh mayt», transitive verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. to take one in every hundred of (soldiers, citizens, or inmates) for punishment, often by execution, as for mutiny or widespread rebellion. ╂[< Latin centēsimāre (with English ate1) <… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tes — ach·o·ru·tes; acrob·a·tes; ae·ti·tes; ag·e·la·cri·ni·tes; ago·ni·a·ti·tes; agri·o·tes; al·eu·ri·tes; al·ve·o·li·tes; al·y·tes; am·blop·li·tes; am·mo·coe·tes; am·mo·dy·tes; am·mo·ni·tes; an·ar·ces·tes; an·thoc·er·o·tes; an·tis·tes; ao·tes;… …   English syllables

  • centesimal — cen•tes•i•mal [[t]sɛnˈtɛs ə məl[/t]] adj. math. hundredth; pertaining to division into hundredths • Etymology: 1675–85; < L centēsim(us) hundredth (cent(um) hundred+ ēsimus ordinal suffix) + al I cen•tes′i•mal•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • centesimal — cen·tes·i·mal (sen tesґĭ məl) [L. centesimus hundredth] divided into hundredths or based upon divisions into hundredths …   Medical dictionary

  • centes — cen|tes Mot Pla Nom femení plural …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • centesimal — cen·tes·i·mal …   English syllables

  • centesimate — cen·tes·i·mate …   English syllables

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