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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary decameter
ETYMOLOGY French décamètre, from déca- + mètre meter DATE 1810 : dekameter
ETYMOLOGY Greek dekametron, from deka- + metron measure, meter DATE 1821 : a line of verse consisting of 10 metrical feet Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged decameter I. de·cam·e·ter \də̇ˈkaməd.ə(r), -deˈ-\ noun Etymology: Greek dekametron, from deka ten + metron meter, measure — more at ten , measure : a poetic line of 10 feet II. deca·me·ter \ˈdekəˌmēd.ə(r)\ noun Etymology: French décamètre, from déca- deca- + mètre meter : a metric unit of length equal to 10 meters — see metric systemtable |
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