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dec-
(DEK)ten
Latin and Greek both use dec for ten. A decade is ten years; a decathlon is a ten-event contest.
prefixGreek & Latin
Number & quantitySpellings:decdeca
Example words
decade
ten years
decathlon
a contest with ten events
decimal
a number system based on ten
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