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English
Etymology
From French décime.
Noun
décime (plural décimes)
- Alternative form of decime
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin decimus. Compare the inherited doublet dîme.
Pronunciation
Noun
décime f (plural décimes)
- (historical) a coin valued at one-tenth of a franc minted prior to 1815
- (informal) a 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value
Verb
décime
- inflection of décimer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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