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decenary

UK/dɪˈsɛnəɹi/

decenary adjective: of or related to the number ten, (particularly) as a base of numeration.

Adjective (1)

decenary (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to the number ten, (particularly) as a base of numeration.
  2. Containing or comprising ten items or units.

Adjective (2)

decenary (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Of or related to a tithing.

Noun

decenary (plural decenaries)

  1. (historical) A tithing.
    • All males... should... be enrolled in a tithing, or decennary, which originally consisted of ten free families.1881, T.S. Frampton, Hundred of Wrotham, page 36

Forms of decenary

Adjective
alternative formdecennary
Noun
pluraldecenaries

Origin of decenary

From Latin decenarius (“containing 10 items; related to the number 10”), from decem (“ten”) + -ārius (“-ary”) Doublet of decener.

From Medieval Latin decēnārius, from decēna (“a tithing”) + -ārius (“-ary”).

Questions about decenary

What does decenary mean?
Decenary means of or related to the number ten, (particularly) as a base of numeration.
What part of speech is decenary?
Decenary can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce decenary?
Decenary is pronounced /dɪˈsɛnəɹi/ (UK).

Words near decenary in the dictionary

  1. decemvirs
  2. decemvirship
  3. decenal
  4. decenals
  5. decenaries
  6. decenary
  7. decence
  8. decencies
  9. decency
  10. decene
  11. decener

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