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- English Word Decimate Definition To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
- English Word Decimated Definition of Decimate
- English Word Decimating Definition of Decimate
- English Word Decimation Definition A tithing.
- English Word Decimation Definition A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment.
- English Word Decimation Definition The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war.
- English Word Decimator Definition One who decimates.
- English Word Decime Definition A French coin, the tenth part of a franc, equal to about two cents.
- English Word Decimeter Definition Alt. of Decimetre
- English Word Decimetre Definition A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a meter, equal to 3.937 inches.
- English Word Decimosexto Definition A book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of book; -- usually written 16mo or 16¡.
- English Word Decimosexto Definition Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form, book, leaf, size.
- English Word Decine Definition One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H15, of the acetylene series; -- called also decenylene.
- English Word Decipher Definition To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters.
- English Word Decipher Definition To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold.
- English Word Decipher Definition To stamp; to detect; to discover.
- English Word Decipherable Definition Capable of being deciphered; as, old writings not decipherable.
- English Word Deciphered Definition of Decipher
- English Word Decipherer Definition One who deciphers.
- English Word Decipheress Definition A woman who deciphers.