- pronunciation:
- p
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sen
tihj
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
some part of a whole based on a total of one hundred parts.
If one out of ten children in the class is at home with the flu today, what percentage are missing school?- similar words:
- content
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| definition 2: |
part of a whole.
A large percentage of the people who live in that apartment building are poor.- similar words:
- fraction, portion, proportion
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| related words: |
interest |
The word percentage
contains the following part:
cent, centi
Latin
root
that means
hundred, hundreth
Example words: