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deca-

  1. a combining form meaning “ten,” used in the formation of compound words:

    decapod.



deca-

prefix

  1. denoting ten: decagon . In conjunction with scientific units the symbol da is used


deca–

  1. A prefix that means “ten,” as in decahedron, a polygon having ten faces.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of deca-1

< Greek deka-, combining form of déka ten; cognate with Latin decem

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deca-1

from Greek deka

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Example Sentences

This second treatise is the Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio.

Deca as el pergamino rabe:(p91) La bendicin de Alah sea con los hombres buenos que lean estas letras.

Perdonadme, seores, deca el pobre alcaide; y yo no os ocultar nada, siquiera sea en contra mia.

Nos deca que las selvas all son muy espesas y que la lucha entre las especies animales hace su caza difcil.

Por eso deca un dentista, ahora aos, que el nacimiento de un nio en Cuba es un hecho altamente significativo.

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