Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decet

/dɛˈsɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: de-cet
IPA: /dɛˈsɛt/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of ten musicians; a piece of music written for such a group

Etymology

From Italian decetto, from dieci (“ten”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: decetto

Inflected Forms

decets (plural) dectet (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce decet?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɛˈsɛt/.
What does decet mean?: A group of ten musicians; a piece of music written for such a group
Where does decet come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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