"decuman" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛkjʊmən/
Etymology: From Latin decumānus (“of the tenth, and by metonymy, large”), from decem (“ten”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|decumānus||of the tenth, and by metonymy, large}} Latin decumānus (“of the tenth, and by metonymy, large”), {{m|la|decem||ten}} decem (“ten”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} decuman (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) large; chief; applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in sequence. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (topical): Size
    Sense id: en-decuman-en-adj-itltcY9~ Disambiguation of Size: 75 0 25
  2. (historical) Connected with the principal gate of an Ancient Roman camp, near which the tenth cohort of the legion was stationed. Tags: historical, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-decuman-en-adj-EgM9CxvN

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛkjʊmən/ Forms: decumans [plural]
Etymology: From Latin decumānus (“of the tenth, and by metonymy, large”), from decem (“ten”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|decumānus||of the tenth, and by metonymy, large}} Latin decumānus (“of the tenth, and by metonymy, large”), {{m|la|decem||ten}} decem (“ten”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} decuman (plural decumans)
  1. (obsolete) An extraordinarily large billow. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-decuman-en-noun-2a2ogbrV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 29 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 34 47

Inflected forms

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