Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-decimal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: pre-dec-i-mal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to decimalisation (specifically the decimalisation of British and Irish currency).

Example Sentences

"Uncirculated pre-decimal coins can be worth thousands of pounds."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English decimal English pre-decimal From pre- + decimal.

Questions

What does pre-decimal mean?: Prior to decimalisation (specifically the decimalisation of British and Irish currency).
Where does pre-decimal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English decimal English pre-decimal From pre- + decimal.

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