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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centi-

/ˈsɛn.tə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
cen-ti-
IPA
/ˈsɛn.tə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

one-hundredth

prefix

one-hundredth

prefix

hundred

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin centi-bor. French centi-bor. English centi- From French centi- and its etymon Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and hecto-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

hecato- hecto-

Questions

How do you pronounce centi-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛn.tə/.
What does centi- mean?
one-hundredth
Where does centi- come from?
It is traced to French.

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