Dek

noun, num, slang

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The subhead of a news story. slang
Numeral
  1. 1
    The cardinal number occurring after nine and before el in a duodecimal system. Written ↊, decimal value 10.

Synonyms

All synonyms
standfirstsubheadingsubheading

Etymology

Etymology 1

Deliberate misspelling of deck, to distinguish the word as not belonging in the story.

Etymology 2

From the prefix dec-.

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