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dek¹

  • /dɛk/

Rhymes with -ɛk

Where it comes from

Deliberate misspelling of deck, to distinguish the word as not belonging in the story.

noun deks · deck

  1. slang The subhead of a news story.

dek²

  • /dɛk/

Rhymes with -ɛk

Where it comes from

From the prefix dec-.

number

  1. The cardinal number occurring after nine and before el in a duodecimal system. Written ↊, decimal value 10.

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{dek_2026,
  title = {dek},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dek},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}