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1.
a monetary unit of Italy until the
euro
was adopted, the 100th part of a lira.
2.
a cupronickel coin of Uruguay, the 100th part of a peso.
3.
a copper coin of Panama, the 100th part of a balboa.
Origin:
1850–55;
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Italian,
Spanish
<
Latin
centēsimus;
see
centesimal
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centesimo
(sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-mos
,
-mi
a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira
[C19: from Italian, from Latin
centēsimus
hundredth, from
centum
hundred]
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