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deca

/ˈdɛkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
de-ca
IPA
/ˈdɛkə/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Clipping of decathlon.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Acronym of Defence Electronics and Components Agency.

name

Acronym of Distributive Education Clubs of America.

noun

Acronym of DirecTV ethernet-over-coaxial adapter, a device created by DirecTV that allows for the running ethernet over RG59 and RG6 coax cabling.

Etymology

From deca-, from Latin decas (“ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás, “10”). Sense 1 is a clipping of decanoate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

decas (plural)

Phrases

deca dick

Frequently Paired Words

MoCA

Homonyms

decker (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

rebecca mecca tribeca mecha merdeka rijeka ekka giudecca hecka cueca

Questions

How do you pronounce deca?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛkə/.
What does deca mean?
The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.
Where does deca come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce deca

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