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Decima¹

  • /ˈdɛsɪmə/ UK

Where it comes from

From Latin meaning "the tenth".

proper noun

  1. Roman One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.

decima²

  • /ˈdɛsɪmə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin decima (“a tenth”), now particularly via Italian decima. Doublet of decim, decime, and dime.

noun decimas

  1. A tithe or tax of one-tenth (now usually in historical Italian contexts). He brandished his title as apostolic commissioner in court, and as supervisor of the papal decima in Tuscany.

    Similar: tenth

  2. obsolete A tenth: a note nine degrees of the scale above or below a given note (and thus ten degrees separate counting inclusively) or the interval between such notes.

    Similar: tenth

  3. An organ stop a tenth above the normal 8-foot pitch.

    Similar: double-tierce, great-tierce

Similar: tithe

decima³

  • /ˈdɛsɪmə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish décima, from Latin decima (“a tenth”). Doublet of decim, decime, and dime.

noun decimas · décima

  1. A 10-line verse or stanza, (chiefly) in the form of a song comprising an introductory verse followed by four such divisions. His album... dealt with the song form of Puerto Rican back-country troubadours, and it had a preoccupation with... the décima, a 10-line stanza with specific rhyme schemes.

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"decima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decima. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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decima. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decima

Chicago

"decima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decima.

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@misc{decima_2026,
  title = {decima},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decima},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}