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decaparsec

decaparsec noun: a distance of ten parsecs.

Noun

decaparsec (plural decaparsecs)

  1. A distance of ten parsecs
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Forms of decaparsec

pluraldecaparsecs

Origin of decaparsec

From deca- + parsec.

Questions about decaparsec

What does decaparsec mean?
Decaparsec means a distance of ten parsecs.
What part of speech is decaparsec?
Decaparsec is a noun.
What is the plural of decaparsec?
The plural of decaparsec is decaparsecs.

Words near decaparsec in the dictionary

  1. decapacitate
  2. decapacitated
  3. decapacitates
  4. decapacitating
  5. decapacitation
  6. decaparsec
  7. decaparsecs
  8. decapartite
  9. decapentaplegic
  10. decapentene
  11. decapentenyl

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