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decim

decim

See also: dècim and -decim

English

Noun

decim (plural decims)

  1. (obsolete) A tenth, (chiefly) a tithe or tax of one-tenth.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Clipped form of decimeter.

Noun

decim (plural decims)

  1. (uncommon) A decimeter.

References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "† decim, n.1" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2015.