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Topic: TEMPERATURE

Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: centi- ( CENTI-) + grade 'step, degree'

Centigrade

 noun
     
Cen‧ti‧grade [uncountable] written abbreviation C
TMT Celsius
—Centigrade adjective
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