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cen•time

Pronunciation: (sän'tēm; Fr. sän-tēm'), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -timesPronunciation: (-tēmz'; Fr. -tēm'). [key]
1. the 100th part of the franc of various nations and territories, as Belgium, France, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti.
2. a money of account of Haiti, the 100th part of a gourde.
3. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Algeria, the 100th part of a dinar.
4. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Morocco, the 100th part of a dirham.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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