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denary

de·nary

UK/ˈdiːnəɹi/ US/ˈdɛ-/ uncommon

adjective

1.

containing ten or ten parts

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2.

numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten

  • “the decimal system”
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Origin

From Middle English denarie, from the Latin dēnārius, used elliptically for dēnārius nummus (“denary coin, coin containing ten asses”). Piecewise doublet of etymology 2 below. Doublet of dinar, denar, and denier.

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