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Added 7 October 2026

cent

/sɛnt/ noun

Latin root: centum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A fractional monetary unit of several countries.
A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit.

Origin

From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

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