DECUMAN
\dɪkjˈuːmən], \dɪkjˈuːmən], \d_ɪ_k_j_ˈuː_m_ə_n]\
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Large; chief; - applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used substantively.
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Large; chief; - applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used substantively.
By Noah Webster.
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dek'[=u]-man, adj. principal, large--of waves, &c.: connected with the principal gate of a Roman camp (near which the 10th cohort of the legion was stationed).--n. a great wave, as every tenth wave was supposed to be. [L. decumanus--decem, ten.]
By Thomas Davidson
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].