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centumMain Entry: cen·tum Pronunciation: \ˈken-təm, -ˌtu̇m\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin, hundred; from the fact that its initial sound (a velar stop) is the representative of an Indo-European palatal stop — more at hundred Date: 1901 : of, relating to, or constituting an Indo-European language group in which the palatal stops did not in prehistoric times become palatal or alveolar fricatives — compare satem 
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