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decime

/dɛˈsiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dec-ime
IPA
/dɛˈsiːm/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England)

Obsolete

noun

A French coin minted from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, valued at one-tenth of a franc.

noun

A 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value.

Informal

Etymology

From Latin decima (“a tenth; a tithing”). By surface analysis, dec- + -ime. Doublet of decim, decima, and dime.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

decimes (plural) décime (alternative)

Synonyms

tithing

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce decime?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛˈsiːm/.
What does decime mean?
Synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England)
Where does decime come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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