Deca- (prefix)

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Deca- (and dec-) sometimes deka- is a common English-language prefix derived from the Late Latin decas ("(set of) ten"), from Ancient Greek δέκας (dékas), from δέκα (déka, "ten").[1] It is used in many words.

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  1. Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. 1979. p. 332.
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