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deka-

  1. a combining form meaning “ten,” used in the names of metric units which are ten times the size of the unit denoted by the base word:

    dekaliter.



deka-

combining_form

  1. See deca-
    variants of deca-


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Word History and Origins

Origin of deka-1

From Greek deka-, combining form of déka ten

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