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Definition of deca- combining form from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deca-

combining form

/dekə/,

/dɪˈkæ/

/dekə/,

/dɪˈkæ/

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(in nouns) ten; having ten
- decathlon
compare deci-
Word Originfrom Greek deka ‘ten’.

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