decima
A tenth, particularlyA tenth, particularly: A tithe or tax of one-tenth (now usually in historical Italian contexts).
Meaning
4 sensesA tenth, particularly
A tithe or tax of one-tenth (now usually in historical Italian contexts).
An organ stop a tenth above the normal 8-foot pitch.
A 10-line verse or stanza, (chiefly) in the form of a song comprising an introductory verse followed by four such divisions.
A tenth, particularly
(obsolete)A tenth: a note nine degrees of the scale above or below a given note (and thus ten degrees separate counting inclusively) or the interval between such notes.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin decima (“a tenth”), now particularly via Italian decima. Doublet of deBorrowed from Latin decima (“a tenth”), now particularly via Italian decima. Doublet of decim, decime, and dime.
Borrowed from Spanish décima, from Latin decima (“a tenth”). Doublet of decim, decime, and dime.
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