Decime

//dɛˈsiːm// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England) historical, obsolete
  2. 2
    A French coin minted from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, valued at one-tenth of a franc. historical
  3. 3
    A 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value. informal

Synonyms

All synonyms
tithing

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin decima (“a tenth; a tithing”). By surface analysis, dec- + -ime. Doublet of decim, decima, and dime.

Etymology 2

From French décime (“a tenth; a decime”). Doublet of decim, decima, and dime.

Related phrases

one tenth

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