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Latin roots meaning "nine"
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non / nov
Latin roots meaning "nine"
deci / deca
Greek roots meaning "ten"
cent
Latin root meaning hundred
November
(n) - the eleventh month of the year, formerly the ninth
nonagon
(n) - a nine-sided polygon
decade
(n) - a period of ten years
decimeter
(n) - one tenth of a meter; ten centimeters
decimal
(adj) - based on the number 10
century
(n) - a period of 100 years
percent
(n) - one part in a hundred; an amount that is equal to one one-hundredth
of something
centigrade
(adj) - relating to the temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is at 100 degrees and the freezing point of water is at 0 degrees
centurion
(n) - an officer in the ancient Roman army, which originally had one hundred men
centimeter
(n) - a length equal to 1⁄100 meter; ten millimeters
