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Definition of: centumvir
(sen·tum′vər) noun plural ·virs or ·vi·ri (-və·rī)
In ancient Rome, one of the judges (105 to 180 in number) appointed yearly to try common causes. [<L <centum hundred + vir man]
—cen·tum′vi·ral adjective
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