centième

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French

French numbers (edit)
1,000
[a], [b] ←  90 [a], [b] ←  99 100 200  → [a], [b] 1,000  → 
10
    Cardinal: cent
    Ordinal: centième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 100e, (now nonstandard) 100ème
    Multiplier: centuple
French Wikipedia article on 100

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French centiesme, from Old French centesme, from Latin centēsimus. By surface analysis, cent +‎ -ième.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃.tjɛm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Adjective

centième (plural centièmes)

  1. (ordinal number) hundredth

Derived terms

Noun

centième m or f (plural centièmes)

  1. hundredth

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