Decapartite

//dɛkəˈpɑːtaɪt// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Comprising ten parts. not-comparable

    "Of course, the decapartite structure of the Decalogue is not marred by this additional miṣvah; according to Rambam’s (and others’) definition of miṣvot, the Decalogue (in both its versions) already comprises well in excess of ten such subdivisional miṣvot (see second entry on Dt. 33:4)."

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"Of course, the decapartite structure of the Decalogue is not marred by this additional miṣvah; according to Rambam’s (and others’) definition of miṣvot, the Decalogue (in both its versions) already comprises well in excess of ten such subdivisional miṣvot (see second entry on Dt. 33:4)."

Etymology

From deca- + -partite.

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