Vocabulary : Decimally to Decimosexto

Decimally : By tens; by means of decimals.
Decimate : To take the tenth part of; to tithe. ;; To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny. ;; To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
Decimated : of Decimate
Decimating : of Decimate
Decimation : A tithing. ;; A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment. ;; The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war.

Decimator : One who decimates.
Decime : A French coin, the tenth part of a franc, equal to about two cents.
Decimeter : Alt. of Decimetre
Decimetre : A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a meter, equal to 3.937 inches.
Decimosexto : A book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of book; -- usually written 16mo or 16. ;; Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form, book, leaf, size.

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