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cen⋅tes⋅i⋅mo

  [sen-tes-uh-moh; It. chen-te-zee-maw; Sp. sen-te-see-maw]
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–noun, plural Italian. -mi  [-mee] , -mos  [-mohz; Sp. -maws] .
1. a money of account of Italy, 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; < It, Sp < L centēsimus; see centesimal
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cen·tes·i·mo   (sěn-těs'ə-mō')   
n.   pl. cen·tes·i·mos
See Table at currency.

[Spanish centésimo, hundredth, from Latin centēsimus; see centesimal.]
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