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percent
noun
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Divide percent into syllables:

per · cent

How to pronounce percent:

Definition of percent:

percent (noun):
a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred).

Synonyms for percent:

percentageproportion

Antonyms for percent:

wholejuncture

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