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/θjen/ ES

/sjen/ MX

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Translation

a hundred

Word origin

A shortened form of 'ciento', from Latin 'centum' ('a hundred'). The same root gives English 'cent', 'century' and 'per cent'.

Origin
Latin
Root
centum
English cognates
cent, century

Examples

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There were more than a hundred people in the room.

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The book has a hundred pages.

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I have told you a hundred times.

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The hundred-dollar note was fake.

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There are a hundred days left until the summer holidays.

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This word is part of lesson 28.