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centime
(cen|time)
Pronunciation:
/ˈsɒ̃tiːm, sɑ̃tim/
noun
a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a franc or some other decimal currency units (used in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the introduction of the euro in 2002).
Origin:
French, from Latin
centesimus
'hundredth', from
centum
'a hundred'
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