| Pronunciation: | sen'tesu`mow | ||
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| Matching Terms: | centesimal, centesimation | ||
| Definition: | [n] a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile | ||
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| See Also: | balboa, Chilean peso, fractional monetary unit, Italian lira, lira, peso, subunit, Uruguayan peso | ||
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| Definition: | \Cen*tes"i*mo\, n.; pl. {-mi}. [It. & Sp.]
A copper coin of Italy and Spain equivalent to a centime.
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