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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
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Medical Dictionary

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

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deca-  
A prefix that means "ten," as in decahedron, a polygon having ten faces.
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