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Dec Ten Greek Latin Means Decade Lasts Years

word DEC
meaning DEC comes from both Greek and Latin and means “ten.” So a decade lasts for ten years; the decimal system is based on ten; and a decahedron is a geometrical shape with ten sides.

Tags: mwvb::root, mwvb::unit:19, mwvb::unit:19:root, obsidian_to_anki

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