"centime" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-centime.wav Forms: centimes [plural]
Rhymes: -iːm Etymology: Borrowed from French centime. By surface analysis, cent- + -ime. Doublet of centim, centimo, and santim. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|centime}} French centime, {{surf|en|cent-|-ime}} By surface analysis, cent- + -ime, {{doublet|en|centim|centimo|santim}} Doublet of centim, centimo, and santim Head templates: {{en-noun}} centime (plural centimes)
  1. (historical) A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc. Tags: historical Translations (subunit of currency): սանտիմ (santim) (Armenian), 生丁 (shēngdīng) (Chinese Mandarin), centime [masculine] (French), Centime [masculine] (German), Rappen (english: subunit of the Swiss franc) [masculine] (German), centimo (Ido), サンチーム (sanchīmu) (Japanese), 상팀 (sangtim) (Korean), cent [masculine] (Romanian), санти́м (santím) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-centime-en-noun-KDYV5qzP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cent-, English terms suffixed with -ime, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Currencies, Historical currencies, History of France, Hundred Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cent-: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ime: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 48 27 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 26 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Currencies: 92 8 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 94 6 Disambiguation of History of France: 100 0 Disambiguation of Hundred: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'subunit of currency': 94 6
  2. A coin having face value of one centime. Translations (coin): սանտիմ (santim) (Armenian), pièce d'un centime [feminine] (French), centime [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-centime-en-noun-9qdpInpM Disambiguation of 'coin': 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Algerian centime, Haitian centime
Categories (other): Belgium, Luxembourg Disambiguation of Belgium: 0 0 Disambiguation of Luxembourg: 0 0

Inflected forms

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