décime

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See also: decime and décimé

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French décime.

Noun[edit]

décime (plural décimes)

  1. Alternative form of decime

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin decimus. Compare the inherited doublet dîme.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /de.sim/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

décime f (plural décimes)

  1. (historical) a coin valued at one-tenth of a franc minted prior to 1815
  2. (informal) a 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value

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Verb[edit]

décime

  1. inflection of décimer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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