hect-

hecto-

or hect-

pref.

One hundred (10²): hectare.

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[French, alteration of Greek hekaton, hundred; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

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hect-

prefix

a variant form of hecto-

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hecto-

or hekto-

a combining form meaning “hundred”: hectogram; hectograph.

Also, esp. before a vowel, hect-, hekt-.

[< French, comb. form of Greek hekatón hundred]

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