English Explanatory Dictionary

decime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England)
noun
  1. A French coin minted from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, valued at one-tenth of a franc.
  2. A 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value.

Pronunciation

/dɛˈsiːm/

Word forms

decime decimes décime

Etymology

From Latin decima (“a tenth; a tithing”). By surface analysis, dec- + -ime. Doublet of decim, decima, and dime.

Synonyms

tithing
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