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deca-

/dɛkə-/

deca- prefix: ten.

Prefix

deca-

  1. Ten.
    • deca- + -gon → decagon
    Synonyms:
    decem-//deci-
  2. In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by ten. Symbol: da

deca- meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Vietnamese

deca- in Tamil

தெக்கா

deca- in Telugu

deca-, ten )
దశ daśa

deca- in Vietnamese

used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
đê-ca, đề-ca

Synonyms of deca-

  • decem-//deci-

Origin of deca-

Borrowed from French déca-, from Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).

Questions about deca-

What does deca- mean?
Deca- means ten.
What is deca- in Tamil?
Deca- in Tamil is தெக்கா. See Deca- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deca-?
Deca- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce deca-?
Deca- is pronounced /dɛkə-/.

Words near deca- in the dictionary

  1. dec'd
  2. dec-
  3. dec.
  4. deca
  5. deca dick
  6. deca-
  7. decaampere
  8. decaamperes
  9. decabillion
  10. decabillionaire
  11. decabillionaires

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: deca- (page history and authors); deca- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); దశ (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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