Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

décadi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deca-di
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tenth day of the decade (ten-day week) in the French Republican Calendar, superseding Sunday as a day of rest.

Example Sentences

"[T]he gladness I have felt in France on a Sunday, or decadi, which I caught from the faces around me, was a sentiment more truly religious than all the stupid silliness which the streets of London ever inspired where the Sabbath is so decorously observed."

Etymology

From French décadi.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: décadi

Inflected Forms

décadis (plural) decadi (alternative)

Questions

What does décadi mean?: The tenth day of the decade (ten-day week) in the French Republican Calendar, superseding Sunday as a day of rest.
Where does décadi come from?: It is traced to French.

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