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denary

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

adjective

  1. containing ten; tenfold.
  2. proceeding by tens; decimal.


denary

/ ˈdiːnərɪ /

adjective

  1. calculated by tens; based on ten; decimal
  2. containing ten parts; tenfold
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of denary1

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

Origin of denary1

C16: from Latin dēnārius containing ten; see denarius
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Example Sentences

Each one was worth a denary, which was a coin worth about a shilling, or a quarter of a dollar.

The numeration was in the denary scale, so that it did not agree absolutely with the notation.

But the system has never spread; and the word “dozen” itself is based on the denary scale.

The words eleven and twelve have been supposed to suggest etymologically a denary basis (see, however, Numeral).

There is no essential difference, however, between this and the denary basis.

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