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Latin
Etymology
Literally "two from one hundred"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + centum (“hundred”)
Numeral
duodēcentum (indeclinable)
- (New Latin) ninety-eight; 98
Usage notes
Attested at least from the 16th century CE onwards. Alternative form to nōnāgintā octō (“ninety-eight”) and octō et nōnāgintā (“eight and ninety”).
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