Centime Definition

säntēm, säɴ-tēm
centimes
noun
centimes
A unit of currency that is equal to1100 of the primary unit of currency in many countries where French is spoken as an official language, including Algeria, Morocco, and Switzerland.
American Heritage
A monetary unit of various countries, equal to1100 of the basic unit.
Webster's New World
A coin having face value of one centime.
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Noun

Singular:
centime
Plural:
centimes

Origin of Centime

  • French from Old French centisme from Latin centēsimus hundredth from centum hundred dekm̥ in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French.

    From Wiktionary

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