denary

[ den-uh-ree, dee-nuh- ]

/ ˈdɛn ə ri, ˈdi nə- /

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adjective

containing ten; tenfold.

proceeding by tens; decimal.

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Origin of denary

1570–80; <Latin dēnārius containing ten, equivalent to dēn(ī) ten at a time (derivative of decemten) + -ārius-ary

Words nearby denary

Denali, Denali National Park, Denali National Park and Preserve, denar, denarius, denary, denasalize, denationalize, denaturalize, denaturation, denature

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How to use denary in a sentence

Each one was worth a denary, which was a coin worth about a shilling, or a quarter of a dollar.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks|William Elliot Griffis
The numeration was in the denary scale, so that it did not agree absolutely with the notation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5|Various
But the system has never spread; and the word “dozen” itself is based on the denary scale.
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The words eleven and twelve have been supposed to suggest etymologically a denary basis (see, however, Numeral).
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There is no essential difference, however, between this and the denary basis.
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British Dictionary definitions for denary

denary

/ (ˈdiːnərɪ) /

adjective

calculated by tens; based on ten; decimal

containing ten parts; tenfold

Word Origin for denary

C16: from Latin dēnārius containing ten; see denarius

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