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Metric Decimeter Noun  French  System Deci Merriam Webster's Collegiate

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
deci·me·ter

 \\ˈde-sə-ˌmē-tər\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  French décimètre, from déci- deci- + mètre meter
 DATE  1809
 see metric system table
English Etymology
decimeter
  1809, from deci- + meter.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
dec·i·me·ter
\ˈdesəˌmēd.ə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French décimètre, from déci- deci- + mètre meter
: a metric unit of length equal to 1/10 meter — see metric systemtable

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