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decimvirate

decimvirate is the misspelling of decemvirate.

Meaning of decemvirate

Noun

decemvirate (plural decemvirates)

  1. A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.
    Synonyms:
    government

Questions about decimvirate

What is decimvirate the misspelling of?
Decimvirate is the misspelling of decemvirate.

Words near decimvirate in the dictionary

  1. decimosexto
  2. decimosextos
  3. decims
  4. decimvir
  5. decimviral
  6. decimvirate
  7. decine
  8. decinine
  9. decinormal
  10. decipher
  11. decipherabilities

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