denary
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From the Middle English denarie, from the Latin dēnārius, used elliptically for dēnārius nūmus (“denary coin”, “coin containing ten asses”); compare denary².
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
denary (plural denaries)
- An ancient coin, the denarius.
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Etymology 2 [edit]
First attested in 1577; from the Latin dēnārius (“containing ten”), from denī (“ten each”, “ten at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
denary (not comparable)
- containing ten parts
- based on the number ten
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
containing ten parts
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based on number ten
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See also [edit]
- primary (1)
- secondary (2)
- tertiary (3)
- quaternary (4)
- quinary (5)
- senary (6)
- septenary (7)
- octonary (8)
- nonary (9)
- denary (10)
- duodenary (12)
- vigenary (20)
