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hecto-

 
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a combining form meaning “hundred,” used in the formation of compound words: hectograph; hectogram.
Also, hect-, hekt-, hekto-.

Origin:
< F, comb. form repr. Gk hekatón hundred
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hecto- or hect-  
pref.  One hundred (102): hectare.

[French, alteration of Greek hekaton, hundred; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
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hecto- or hect-
pref.
One hundred (102): hectogram.

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