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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CENTUM

Latin: hundred, chosen because the c represents the Indo-European k.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CENTUM

centum  [ˈsɛntəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENTUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Centum is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CENTUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Centum-satem isogloss

The centum–satem division is one of many isoglosses of the Indo-European language family, related to the different evolution of the three dorsal consonant rows of the mainstream reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European: *kʷ, *gʷ, *gʷʰ *k, *g, *gʰ *ḱ, *ǵ, *ǵʰ...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CENTUM


amentum
əˈmɛntəm
argentum
ɑːˈdʒɛntəm
argumentum
ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntəm
bantam
ˈbæntəm
calceamentum
ˌkælsɪəˈmɛntəm
cementum
sɪˈmɛntəm
fantom
ˈfæntəm
indumentum
ɪndjʊˈmɛntəm
lomentum
ləʊˈmɛntəm
momentum
məʊˈmɛntəm
omentum
əʊˈmɛntəm
paludamentum
pəˌljuːdəˈmɛntəm
phantom
ˈfæntəm
quantum
ˈkwɒntəm
ramentum
rəˈmɛntəm
submentum
sʌbˈmɛntəm
Tarentum
təˈrɛntəm
tomentum
təˈmɛntəm
tormentum
tɔːˈmɛntəm
Tridentum
traɪˈdɛntəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENTUM

centrosome
centrosomic
centrosphere
centrosymmetric
centrum
centu
centumvir
centumvirate
centumviri
centuple
centuplicate
centuplication
centurial
centuriation
centuriator
centuries
centuries-old
centurion
century
century plant

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENTUM

angular momentum
arboretum
Beneventum
conservation of momentum
crassamentum
datum
dictum
nidamentum
per centum
postpartum
rectum
research quantum
Saguntum
sanctum
sarmentum
substratum
Tatum
tegmentum
tum
ultimatum

Synonyms and antonyms of centum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «centum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CENTUM

Find out the translation of centum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of centum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «centum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

CENTUM
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

centum
570 millions of speakers

English

centum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेंटम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تكون صلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Centum
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একশত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

centum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Centum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Centum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

CENTUM
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

센텀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Centum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Centum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நூறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केंद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

´sesli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Centum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Centum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Centum
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Centum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκατόν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

centum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Centum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Centum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of centum

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTUM»

The term «centum» is regularly used and occupies the 70.877 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «centum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «centum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about centum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTUM»

Discover the use of centum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to centum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Tariffs and Trade in U.S. History: The texts ...
Iron in pigs, iron kentledge, spie- geleisen containing more than 1 per centum of carbon, 75 cents per ton; wrought and cast scrap iron, and scrap steel, valued at not more than 7 cents per pound, 75 cents per ton: Provided, That spiegeleisen ...
Cynthia Clark Northrup, Elaine C. Prange Turney, 2003
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
decreasing any rate of duty below the lowest of the following rates: (i) The rate which would result from decreasing the rate existing on July 1, 1958, by 20 per centum of such rate. (ii) Subject to paragraph (2) (B) of this subsection, the rate 2 per ...
National Archives and Records Administration Staff, 1964
3
Tariff act of 1930: Copy of Public law no. 361 to provide ...
one-hundredths of 1 per centum ad valorem; exceeding number 90, 47% per centum ad valorem. (d) In addition to the duties hereinbefore provided in this paragraph, cotton cloth woven with eight or more harnesses, or with Jacquard, lappet, ...
United States, 1930
4
Wisconsin Statutes
(3) For all compensation claims under policies written more than three years prior to the date as of which the statement is made, the present values at four per centum interest of the dctcnnincd and the estimated future payments. (4) For all ...
Wisconsin, 1919
5
Wisconsin Statutes, 1923
_ ' (3) All unallocated liability loss expense payments made in a given calendar year subsequent to the first four years in which an insurer has been issuing liability policies, shall be distributed as follows: Thirty-five per centum shall be charged ...
Wisconsin, Eugene Edward Brossard, 1923
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Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations
( 3) All unallocated liability loss expense payments made in a given calendar year subsequent to the first four years in which an insurer has been issuing liability policies, shall be distributed as follows: Thirty-five per centum sl_1all be charged to ...
Wisconsin, 1923
7
Analytical Digest of Cases Published in the Law Journal Reports
Bank of Ireland respectively, and who shall'not signify his, her, or_their dissent in the manner hereinafter mentioned, shall in lieu of every 1001. of such New Four per Centum annuities, receive and be entitled to the sum of 1001. in a new stock  ...
Henry D. Barton, 1830
8
Acts, Resolutions and Memorials Passed at the Regular ...
LAWS OF THE FORTIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY [Ch. 178 7 second year preceding, ten per centum to the policies written in the 8 third year preceding, and five per centum to the policies written in 9 the fourth year preceding, and such ...
Iowa, 1923
9
Wisconsin Statutes. 1919: Embracing All General Statutes in ...
(3) For all compensation claims under policies written more than three years prior to the date as of which the statement is made, the present values at four per centum interest of the determined and the estimated future payments. (4) For all ...
Wisconsin, Lyman Junius Nash, Arthur Frederick Belitz, 1919
10
Workmen's Compensation Laws of the United States and Foreign ...
centum of the weekly loss In wages, not to exceed n maxlmoa of ten dollars per week. Limit of (c) Paragraphs (a) and' (b) of this subdivision shall be iz, awards. H ^ as follows: Aggregate award for a single Injurj cause temporary disability shall ...
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Royal Meeker, 1917

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term centum is used in the context of the following news items.
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'The Old Vedic language had its origin outside the subcontinent. But …
... of the satem-centum isogloss reach a meeting point in this region, namely Indo-Iranian family and the three different Tocharian languages of ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
2
Economist cautions BoC
... changes to the Canadian economy to warrant any change,” Marcel Duguay of Centum Mortgage Loans Inc. told MortgageBrokerNews.ca. «Canadian Mortgage Broker News, Jul 15»
3
Rubie's and Centum Books attempt Minions Guinness World Record
As part of an exclusive Minions screening, Centum Books and Rubie's Masquerade attempted to beat the Guinness World Record for the 'most ... «Toy News, Jul 15»
4
Centum Electron - Fixes Book Closure for Dividend & AGM
Centum Electronics Ltd has informed BSE that the Register of Members & Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
5
New broker network in town
A lot of them are with a lot of the other networks … some may be Invis, some may be Centum, some may be Verico,” Singh said. “Some of them ... «Canadian Mortgage Broker News, Jul 15»
6
A solution for credit check frustrations
“I advise clients to do their own yearly credit checks and I've had a very high success rate,” Omer Quenneville of Centum Regal Financial told ... «Canadian Mortgage Broker News, Jul 15»
7
WCC scores a centum
Bring in the pipes, play on the music, for it's time for fanfare and fireworks. The first private women's college in Chennai is turning 100, come ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Alliance to invest USD600b in Africa education sector
Investbridge Capital (IBC), education network SABIS and East African investment firm Centum plan to launch a new company that will invest ... «Zawya, Jul 15»
9
Corruption Is the Middle Name of Our Leaders
Four: Centum and Gulf Energy were irregularly awarded Lamu Coal Project worth Sh175 billion. This was in spite of the fact that the two firms ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
Centum Goes for 'Massive' Returns in Education Sector
Centum Investment Company Limited Wednesday announced a partnership with InvestBridge Capital and SABIS Holdings to launch a new ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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