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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin decimus (“tenth”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dècima
- feminine singular of dècim
Noun
dècima f (plural dècimes)
- (prosody) a stanza with ten lines, especially a form with eight syllables per line, and an ABBAACCDDC rhyming scheme
- (history, numismatics) a copper coin worth one-tenth of a real, minted by Spain from 1850 to 1868
- (obsolete) tithe
- Synonym: delme
Further reading
Sicilian
Adjective
dècima
- feminine singular of dècimu