centupli'cation

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centuplicate (ˈsɛntjʊpəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to increase 100 times
 
adj
2.  increased a hundredfold
 
n
3.  one hundredfold
 
[C17: from Late Latin centuplicāre, from centuplex hundredfold, from Latin centum hundred + -plex -fold]
 
centupli'cation
 
n

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