centime
centime noun: a former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc.
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Noun
centime (plural centimes)
- A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc.
- A coin having face value of one centime.
Forms of centime
| plural | centimes |
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Origin of centime
Borrowed from French centime. By surface analysis, cent- + -ime. Doublet of centim, centimo, and santim.
Words formed from centime
- Algerian centime
- Haitian centime
Words that rhyme with centime
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- upstream
- deem
- dream
- scream
- team
- academe
- bream
- downstream
- esteem
- forebeam
- supreme
- teem
- A team
- ice cream
- under one's own steam
- abeam
- addeem
- astream
- beseem
- decime
- deme
- fleam
- inseam
- Karim
- preem
- rheme
- seem
- agleam
- breme
- buffer beam
- distream
- foredream
- haem
- heme
- Kareem
- kilim
- leam
- leme
- let off steam
- meem
- misesteem
- misseem
- neem
- on stream
- prime
- redream
- reem
- reim
Questions about centime
- What does centime mean?
- Centime means a former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc.
- What part of speech is centime?
- Centime is a noun.
- What is the plural of centime?
- The plural of centime is centimes.
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