denary

denary (DEN-uh-ree, DEE-nuh-ree) - adj., divided by, counted by, based on, or containing tens; tenfold; decimal.


Dealing in tens in some way. Taken in 1577 from Latin dēnārius, containing ten, from dēnī, ten each/ten at a time, altered from speculated form *decenī, from decem, ten.

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