"decim" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛsɪm/ Forms: decims [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin decima (“a tenth”). Doublet of dime. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|decima||a tenth}} Latin decima (“a tenth”), {{doublet|en|dime}} Doublet of dime Head templates: {{en-noun}} decim (plural decims)
  1. (obsolete) A tenth, (particularly) a tithe or tax of one-tenth. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: tithe
    Sense id: en-decim-en-noun-TC0nrvtJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛsɪm/ Forms: decims [plural]
Etymology: Clipped form of decimeter. Etymology templates: {{m|en|decimeter}} decimeter Head templates: {{en-noun}} decim (plural decims)
  1. (uncommon) A decimeter. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-decim-en-noun-ZMBiUUy7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for decim meaning in English (1.7kB)

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