dec.

¹

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) pour off.

dec.

²

abbreviation for

1. deceased.
2. decimeter.
3. declension.
4. decrease.
5. Music. decrescendo.

dec-

³

1. variant of deca- before a vowel:

   decathlon.

Dec.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. December.

Dec

¹

abbreviation for

1. December

dec.

²

abbreviation for

1. deceased
2. music decrescendo

Word History and Origins

Origin of dec.¹

From the Latin word dēcantā

Example Sentences

On Dec. 30, she filed a similar lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court.

From The Daily Beast

On Dec. 22, 1799, Sands told her cousins that she would be leaving to elope with a fellow boarder named Levi Weeks that night.

From The Daily Beast

Training in Taji began Dec. 20; a week later, 218 Iraqis began receiving training in Anbar.

From The Daily Beast

It was Dec. 20, 1991, the deadline for the New Hampshire primary.

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In the week starting Dec. 22, arrests were down 66 percent compared to the same week in 2013.

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After the lapse of a short time the schools were completed, and up to the present (Dec. 1869) worship has been held in them.

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Those who are interested may be referred to an excellent article in America for Dec. 20, 1913, "What to say and how to say it."

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The Council of Trent, on receiving an account of the battle, Dec. 28th, offered solemn thanksgivings.

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Convention of Dec. 31, 1913, regarding the unification of commercial statistics.

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Convention of Dec. 21, 1904, regarding the exemption of hospital ships from dues and charges in ports.

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