deca-
a combining form meaning “ten,” used in the formation of compound words: decapod.
Origin of deca-
1- Also especially before a vowel, dec-.
Words Nearby deca-
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How to use deca- in a sentence
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.
Novelas Cortas | Pedro Antonio de AlarcnPerdonadme, seores, deca el pobre alcaide; y yo no os ocultar nada, siquiera sea en contra mia.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo BecquerNos deca que las selvas all son muy espesas y que la lucha entre las especies animales hace su caza difcil.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader | Ernesto NelsonPor eso deca un dentista, ahora aos, que el nacimiento de un nio en Cuba es un hecho altamente significativo.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader | Ernesto Nelson
British Dictionary definitions for deca-
denoting ten: decagon . In conjunction with scientific units the symbol da is used
Origin of deca-
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for deca-
A prefix that means ten, as in decahedron, a polygon having ten faces.
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