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Word: Cent
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘a hundred’): from French cent, Italian cento, or Latin centum ‘hundred’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a monetary unit in various countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other decimal currency unit
Short Definition:monetary unit in various countries, equal to one hundredth of dollar
Examples:- the pound is down two cents at one dollar forty
- he was paid 40 cents an hour
Definition:
one hundredth of a semitone.
Short Definition:one hundredth of semitone
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