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millicent

UK/ˈmɪlɪsənt/

millicent noun: one thousandth of a cent (used in securities trading).

Noun

millicent (plural millicents)

  1. One thousandth of a cent (used in securities trading).

Proper noun capitalized: Millicent

Millicent

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages used since the Middle Ages.

Forms of millicent

pluralmillicents

Origin of millicent

From the Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha, Amalaswintha, from the Proto-Germanic roots *amalą (“hard work”) + *swinþaz (“strong”).

Words formed from millicent

Questions about millicent

What does millicent mean?
Millicent means one thousandth of a cent (used in securities trading).
What part of speech is millicent?
Millicent can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce millicent?
Millicent is pronounced /ˈmɪlɪsənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of millicent?
The plural of millicent is millicents.

Words near millicent in the dictionary

  1. millicalories
  2. Millican
  3. millicandela
  4. millicandelas
  5. Millicans
  6. millicent
  7. millicents
  8. Millichap
  9. millicharged
  10. millicoin
  11. millicoins

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