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centimetre

cen·ti·metre

UK/ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ US/ˈsɑ̃.-/ uncommon

noun

1.

a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

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Borrowed from French centimètre; equivalent to centi- + metre.

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