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a combining form meaning “hundredth” or “hundred,” used in the formation of compound words: centiliter; centimeter; centipede.
Also, especially before a vowel, cent-.

Origin:
< L, comb. form of centum
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  1. One hundredth (10-2): centiliter.

  2. One hundred: centipede.


[French, from Latin centi-, hundred, from centum; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
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centi- pref.

  1. One-hundredth part (10-2): centiliter.

  2. One hundred (102): centigrade.

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centi-  
A prefix meaning "a hundredth," as in centigram, a hundredth of a gram.
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