predecimalisation

A form of predecimalization — pre-decimal

OriginEnglish decimalisation ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepredecimalisation (not comparable)
  1. UKnonstandardnot comparableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of predecimalization.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishdecimalisation
  10. Englishpredecimalisation

From pre- + decimalisation.

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APA

predecimalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predecimalisation

MLA

“predecimalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predecimalisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predecimalisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predecimalisation.

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