centimeter

Japanese: センチ
centimeter
[1] A word used to denote one hundredth of a metric unit. [2] A noun. An abbreviation of “centimeter.” ※Funeral Flowers (1935) by Toyoda Saburo: “The ceiling was only fifteen centimeters above their heads.”

centimeter

〘Adjective-verb〙 (abbreviation of "sentimental") Sentimental. Easily moved to tears. Sentiment. [Ars New Word Dictionary (1930)] *Zanmu (1939) <Inoue Tomoichiro> 6 "'But in the end, this is what it means to break up.' 'I'm getting sentimental again.'"

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
[1] 〘語素〙 (centi- ラテン語の 100 centinum から) メートル法の諸単位の上に付けて、その百分の一を表わす語。[2] 〘名〙 「センチメートル」の略。※弔花（1935）〈豊田三郎〉「彼等の頭から十五センチと離れてゐない天井が」

センチ

〘形動〙 (「センチメンタル」の略) 感傷的なさま。涙もろいさま。おセンチ。〔アルス新語辞典（1930）〕※残夢（1939）〈井上友一郎〉六「『でも、結局これが別れるといふことなのね』『また、センチになってくる』」

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