Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)Containing ten parts.

    containing ten or ten parts

  2. (not comparable)Based on the number ten (as ternary is based on number 3)

    numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten

Translations

1 languages

Origin

First attested in 1577; from the Latin dēnārius (“containing ten”), from dēnī (“ten each,

First attested in 1577; from the Latin dēnārius (“containing ten”), from dēnī (“ten each, ten at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary).

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
tenfolddecimal
Close in meaning
  • numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten:decimal
  • containing ten or ten parts:tenfoldten-fold

Word family

16 related words
RelatedprimaryB2secondaryB2unarybinarytertiaryternaryquaternaryquinarysenaryseptenaryoctonarynonaryundenaryduodenaryquindenaryvigenary

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
demuredendenguedenialdenierdenigrate

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