centesimo

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ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

centēsĭmo: āre, v. a. centesimus,
I to take out every hundredth for punishment, to centesimate: milites, Capitol. Macr. 12.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

centēsĭmō, āvī, āre (centesimus), tr., punir un homme sur cent : Capit. Macr. 12, 2.