| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| December | |
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| 1. | deceased |
| 2. | music decrescendo |
| deca-, deka-, dec- or dek- | |
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| denoting ten: decagon. In conjunction with scientific units the symbol da is used | |
| [from Greek deka] | |
| deka-, deka-, dec- or dek- | |
| —prefix | |
| [from Greek deka] | |
| dec-, deka-, dec- or dek- | |
| —prefix | |
| [from Greek deka] | |
| dek-, deka-, dec- or dek- | |
| —prefix | |
| [from Greek deka] | |
If the word contains an element related to mensis, we must assume a *decemo-membris (from *-mensris). October must then be by analogy from a false division Sep-tem-ber &c. Perhaps, however, from *de-cem(o)-mr-is, i.e. "forming the tenth part or division," from *mer- ..., while October = *octuo-mr-is. [T.G. Tucker, "Etymological Dictionary of Latin"]
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