English Explanatory Dictionary

disme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dime minted in 1792.
  2. A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe.

Pronunciation

/daɪm/

Word forms

disme dismes

Etymology

From Middle French dixme, Old French disme (“tenth, tithe”), from Latin decimus (“tenth”). Doublet of dime.

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