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cent·ner (sent′nər)

noun

in some European countries, a commercial weight approximately equal to the British hundredweight

Etymology: Ger centner, zentner < OHG centenari < ML centenarius, weighing 100 pounds < L: see centenary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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