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deka-

 
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a combining form meaning “ten,” used in the names of metric units which are ten times the size of the unit denoted by the base word: dekaliter. Also, especially before a vowel, dek-.
Compare deci-.

Origin:
< Gk deka-, comb. form of déka ten
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deca- or dec- also deka- or dek-  
pref.  Ten: decane.

[Greek deka-, from deka, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]
deka- or dek-  
pref.  Variants of deca-.
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deka- or dek-
pref.
Variants of deca-.

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