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centenionalis

[ sen-ten-ee-oh-ney-lis ]

noun

, plural cen·ten·i·o·na·les [sen-ten-ee-oh-, ney, -leez].
  1. a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued by Diocletian as one 100th of a solidus, later greatly debased.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of centenionalis1

First recorded in 1780–85; from Latin centēniōnālis (nummus) “hundredth (coin)”

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