■ noun
1》 a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dollar or other decimal currency unit.
2》 Music one hundredth of a semitone.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'a hundred'): from Fr. ~ , Ital. ~o , or L. ~um 'hundred'.
■ noun
1》 a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dollar or other decimal currency unit.
2》 Music one hundredth of a semitone.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'a hundred'): from Fr. ~ , Ital. ~o , or L. ~um 'hundred'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004