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decadrachm

[ dek-uh-dram ]
/ ˈdɛk əˌdræm /
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noun
a silver coin of ancient Greece equal to 10 drachmas.
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Also dek·a·drachm, dec·a·drach·ma [dek-uh-drak-muh]. /ˈdɛk əˌdræk mə/.

Origin of decadrachm

First recorded in 1855–60; deca- + drachm2
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