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decimalisation

/ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
dec-i-mal-i-sa-tion
IPA
/ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Conversion to a decimal system.

Uncountable

noun

Specifically, conversion of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply pence).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English decimal English -ise English decimalise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English decimalisation From decimalise + -ation.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

decimalisations (plural) decimalization (alternative)

Derived Forms

predecimalisation

Phrases

pre-decimalisation old money

Frequently Paired Words

decimal decimalise old money

Synonyms

decimalization

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce decimalisation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does decimalisation mean?
Conversion to a decimal system.
Where does decimalisation come from?
Etymology tree English decimal English -ise English decimalise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English decimalisation From decimalise + -ation.

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