Centi-

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Centi- is a prefix added to words for measurements, like "meter". When added, it makes the word mean one hundredth of the original word. A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter. It takes one hundred centimeters to make a meter. This prefix is from a Latin word, centum, which means "hundred".

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