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variant of deca- before a vowel: decathlon.

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December.

(in prescriptions) pour off. Origin:
< Latin dēcantā

Music. decrescendo.

noun

the twelfth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Dec.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English decembre < Old French < Latin december (stem decembr-) the tenth month of the early Roman year, apparently < *dec(em)-membri-, equivalent to decem ten + *-membri- < mens- month + -ri- suffix (with -sr- > -br- and assimilation of nasal)

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Dec

—*abbreviation for*
	December

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des definition

[dis]
and dec

n.
December. (Securities markets. Futures and options trading.) : The bean futures for des fell out of bed yesterday. , Sell the aks and buy the des.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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DEC definition

Digital Equipment Corporation

dec definition

programming
/dek/ decrement, decrease by one. Especially used by assembly language programmers, as many assembly languages have a "dec" mnemonic.
Opposite: inc.
[Jargon File]

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decoration

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