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denary

noun
/ˈdiːnəɹi/UK/dɪˈnɛɹi/US

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from dēnārius
  2. derived from denarie

Definitions

  1. An ancient coin, the denarius.

    • An hundreth denaries.

  2. Containing ten parts.

  3. Based on the number ten (as ternary is based on number 3)

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA