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dec-

 
Use dec in a Sentence
var. of deca- before a vowel: decathlon.

Dec.

 
December.

dec.

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

deca-

 
a combining form meaning “ten,” used in the formation of compound words: decapod.
Also, especially before a vowel, dec-.
Compare deci-, deka.

Origin:
< Gk deka-, comb. form of déka ten; c. L decem

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dec
Function: abbreviation
1 deceased
2 decompose
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

deca- or dec- or deka- or dek-
pref.
Ten: decane.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science Dictionary
deca-  
A prefix that means "ten," as in decahedron, a polygon having ten faces.
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Computing Dictionary

DEC
Digital Equipment Corporation

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

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
dec
decoration
DEC

  1. decorated

  2. Department of Environmental Conservation

  3. Digital Equipment Corporation

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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