/ ˈhektəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ combining form
(in nouns; often used in units of measurement) one hundred :
hectometre
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WORD ORIGIN
from French , formed irregularly by contraction of Greek hekaton hundred.
/ ˈhektəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ combining form
(in nouns; often used in units of measurement) one hundred :
hectometre
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WORD ORIGIN
from French , formed irregularly by contraction of Greek hekaton hundred.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005