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dec.

1. (in prescriptions) pour off. Origin:
< L dēcantā
2. deceased.
3. decimeter.
4. declension.
5. decrease.
6. Music. decrescendo.

De⋅cem⋅ber

[di-sem-ber]
–noun
the twelfth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Dec.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME decembre < OF < L december (s. decembr-) the tenth month of the early Roman year, appar. < *dec(em)-membri-, equiv. to decem ten + *-membri- < mens- month + -ri- suffix (with -sr- > -br- and assimilation of nasal)
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dec.  
abbr.  
  1. deceased

  2. declension

  3. declination

  4. decorated

  5. decrescendo

Dec.  
abbr.  December
De·cem·ber   (dĭ-sěm'bər)   
n.   Abbr. Dec.
The 12th month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

[Middle English decembre, from Old French, from Latin December, the tenth month of the Roman year, probably from *decemmembris, from *decem-mēnsris : decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots + mēnsis, month; see menses.]
de·cre·scen·do   (dā'krə-shěn'dō, dē'-)   
adv.   & adj. Abbr. dec.
With gradually diminishing force or loudness. Used chiefly as a direction.
n.   pl. de·cre·scen·dos
  1. A gradual decrease in force or loudness.

  2. A decrescendo passage.


[Italian, gerund of decrescere, to decrease, from Latin dēcrēscere; see decrease.]
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
dec.
  1. deceased

  2. declaration

  3. declension

  4. declination

  5. decorated

  6. decorative

  7. decrease

  8. decrescendo

Dec.
December
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