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centi-

 
 
prefix

Definition

MEASURES 0.01 of a particular unit of measurement, used in the metric system: There are 100 centimetres in a metre. a centilitre
(Definition of centi- prefix from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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