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CENTESIMALLY

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cen⋅tes⋅i⋅mal

  [sen-tes-uh-muhl]
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–adjective
hundredth; pertaining to division into hundredths.
Origin:
1675–85; < L centēsim(us) hundredth (cent(um) 100 + -ēsimus ordinal suffix) + -al 1

Related forms:
cen⋅tes⋅i⋅mal⋅ly, adverb
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cen·tes·i·mal   (sěn-těs'ə-məl)   
adj.  Relating to or divided into hundredths.

[From Latin centēsimus, from centum, hundred; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
cen·tes'i·mal·ly adv.
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