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单词 centesimate
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Definition of centesimate in English:

centesimate

verb sɛnˈtɛsɪmeɪt
rare
  • with object To punish (a group of people) by executing one in every hundred. Also in extended use. Also occasionally without object. Compare "decimate".

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Cyclopaedia. From post-classical Latin centesimat-, past participial stem of centesimare from classical Latin centēsimus hundredth.

 
 

Definition of centesimate in US English:

centesimate

verbsɛnˈtɛsɪmeɪt
rare
  • with object To punish (a group of people) by executing one in every hundred. Also in extended use. Also occasionally without object. Compare "decimate".

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Cyclopaedia. From post-classical Latin centesimat-, past participial stem of centesimare from classical Latin centēsimus hundredth.

 
 
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