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deci-

 
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a combining form meaning “tenth,” used in words denoting units of the metric system (deciliter); on this model, extended to other systems (decibel).
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Origin:
< F déci- < L decimus tenth
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deci-  
pref.  One tenth (10-1): deciliter.

[French déci-, from Latin decimus, tenth, from decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

deci- pref.
One tenth (10-1): decibel.

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Science Dictionary
deci-  
A prefix that means "one tenth," as in deciliter, one tenth of a liter.
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