Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

per centum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
per -cen-tum
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Percent.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Latin per + centum

Usage

Synonyms

Questions

What does per centum mean?
Percent.
Where does per centum come from?
Latin per + centum

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