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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].
- 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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