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(1):

(n.) A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.

(2):

(n.) An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; - so called because 100 points won the game.

(3):

(n.) A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cent.html. 1828.
 
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