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predecimalization

predecimalization adjective: pre-decimal.

Adjective

predecimalization (not comparable)

  1. pre-decimal
    • It is anticipated that all such cheques will then be cleared through the banks before the predecimalization closure period.1970, The Commercial Motor
    • A bob is a predecimalization word for 5 pence.2004, Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit: A Dick 'n' Arry of Rhyming Slang

Origin of predecimalization

From pre- + decimalization.

Questions about predecimalization

What does predecimalization mean?
Predecimalization means pre-decimal.
What part of speech is predecimalization?
Predecimalization is an adjective.

Words near predecimalization in the dictionary

  1. predeciding
  2. predecidual
  3. predecimal
  4. predecimalisation
  5. predecimalised
  6. predecimalization
  7. predecision
  8. predecisional
  9. predecisions
  10. predeclaration
  11. predeclarations

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