Etymology

decim

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Today it means: A tenth, (particularly) a tithe or tax of one-tenth. Full definition →

Latin decima
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decim · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromdecima“a tenth”
  2. English todaydecim

Borrowed from Latin decima (“a tenth”). Doublet of decima, decime, and dime.

decim · noun2

Clipped form of decimeter.

Words from the same roots

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