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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cent \Cent\, n. [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See {Hundred}.] 1. A hundred; as ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred. 2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc. 3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game. --Nares. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cent n 1: a fractional monetary unit of several countries 2: a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit [syn: {penny}, {centime}]
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