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centimos

[sen-tuh-moh; Sp. then-tee-maw, sen-]

noun, plural -mos

[-mohz; Sp. -maws] .

the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, Spain, and Venezuela.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Spanish < French centime. See centime

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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