ruridecanal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a rural dean.

“a ruridecanal district”

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveruridecanal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a rural dean.

    a ruridecanal district

    1 more example

    the ruridecanal intellect

Origin

  1. Latinrūs, rūris“the country”
  2. Englishruridecanal

From Latin rūs, rūris (“the country”) + decānus (“the chief of ten”). See dean. By surface analysis, Latin rūr- + -i- + dec- + -an + -al.

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APA

ruridecanal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruridecanal

MLA

“ruridecanal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruridecanal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruridecanal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruridecanal.

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