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pre-decimal

pre-decimal adjective: prior to decimalisation (specifically the decimalisation of British and Irish currency).

Adjective

pre-decimal (not comparable)

  1. Prior to decimalisation (specifically the decimalisation of British and Irish currency).
    • Uncirculated pre-decimal coins can be worth thousands of pounds.

Origin of pre-decimal

From pre- + decimal.

Questions about pre-decimal

What does pre-decimal mean?
Pre-decimal means prior to decimalisation (specifically the decimalisation of British and Irish currency).
What part of speech is pre-decimal?
Pre-decimal is an adjective.

Words near pre-decimal in the dictionary

  1. pre-dated
  2. pre-dates
  3. pre-dating
  4. pre-dead
  5. pre-debate
  6. pre-decimal
  7. pre-decimalisation
  8. pre-decimalization
  9. pre-decrement
  10. pre-decremented
  11. pre-decrementing

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