Denary

//ˈdiːnəɹi// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient coin, the denarius.

    "An hundreth denaries."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Containing ten parts. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Based on the number ten (as ternary is based on number 3) not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten wordnet
  2. 2
    containing ten or ten parts wordnet

Synonyms

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decimaldecimaldecimaldecimal numberdecimal systemquantitative

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English denarie, from the Latin dēnārius, used elliptically for dēnārius nummus (“denary coin, coin containing ten asses”). Piecewise doublet of etymology 2 below. Doublet of dinar, denar, and denier.

Etymology 2

First attested in 1577; from the Latin dēnārius (“containing ten”), from dēnī (“ten each, ten at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary).

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