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Word: Centimetre
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from French centimètre (see cent, metre)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a metre.
Short Definition:metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of metre
Variant Forms:
- centimeter
- cm
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