denary

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Etymology 1

From Middle English denarie, from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dēnārius, used elliptically for dēnārius nummus (“denary coin, coin containing ten asses”). Compare etymology 2 below.

Pronunciation

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Noun

denary (plural denaries)

  1. An ancient coin, the denarius.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Nicholas Udall to this entry?)

Etymology 2

First attested in 1577; from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin dēnārius (“containing ten”), from dēnī (“ten each, ten at a time”) + -ārius (whence the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English suffix -ary).

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Adjective

denary (not comparable)

  1. Containing ten parts.
  2. Based on the number ten.
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