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decem- L. decem ten, used in combination, as decemjugis ten-yoked, decempedālis ten feet long, decemplicātus ten-fold, etc.; hence in various technical words: decemˈcostate a. [costa], having ten ribs. decemˈdentate a. [L. dens tooth], having ten teeth or points (Smart 1836). deˈcemfid a. [L. -fidus cleft], divided into ten parts, segments, or lobes (ibid.). decemˈflorous a. [L. -flōr-us, -flowered], ‘having ten flowers’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1882). decemˈfoliate, -ˈfoliolate [L. folium leaf, foliolus leaflet], having ten leaves or leaflets. deˈcemjugate a. [L. jugāt-us yoked], ‘having ten pairs of leaflets or of other organs’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1882). decemˈlocular a. [L. loculus little bag], ten-celled, having ten little cells for seeds (Smart 1836). † decemnovenal a. [L. decemnovem nineteen], of nineteen years = decennovennal. ˌdecemnoveˈnarian, a man of the Nineteenth Century; hence decemnoveˈnarianism, the characteristics distinctive of a man of the Nineteenth Century; decemnoveˈnarianize v., to act the decemnovenarian. deˈcempedal a. [L. decempedālis, f. pes, ped- feet], (a) ten feet in length (obs.); (b) having ten feet. deˈcempedate a. = prec. b (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1882). decemˈpennate a. [L. penna wing], having ten flight-feathers on the pinion-bone. ˈdecemplex a. [L. -plex -fold], tenfold (S.S. Lex.). ˈdecemplicate a. [L. plicātus plaited, folded], ‘having ten plaits or folds’ (ibid.). decemˈpunctate a. [L. punctum a point], ‘having ten points or spots’ (ibid.). decemˈstriate a. [L. striātus grooved], ‘having ten striæ’ (ibid.).
1858Bentham Handbk. Brit. Flora 7 Decemdentate..Decemfid..Decemfoliate..Decemfoliolate. 1588J. Harvey Disc. Probl. 95 The Golden, decemnouenall, or Lunarie circle. 1698Wallis in Phil. Trans. XX. 187 That is, this is the Eighth Year of such Decem-novenal Cycle, or Circle of Nineteen Years. 1863[De Morgan] From Matter to Spirit Pref. 6 We, respectable decemnovenarians as we are, have been so nourished on theories..that most of us cannot live with an unexplained fact in our heads. 1890F. Hall in N.Y. Nation L. 316/1 Though a decemnovenarian, as some would call him, he is not to be allowed to decemnovenarianize in language. 1864Miss Cobbe Studies New & Old (1865) 359 We have all heard much concerning this ‘Decemnovenarianism’ for a long time before he received his formidable cognomen. Ibid. 379 Is it Steam which has made ‘Decemnovenarianism’, or ‘Decemnovenarianism’ which has created Steam? 1827G. S. Faber Sacr. Cal. Proph. (1844) I. 48 A yet future decempartite division of that Empire. 1656Blount Glossogr., Decempedal, of ten foot, or ten foot long. 1708Motteux Rabelais iv. lxiv. (1737) 262 The shadow is decempedal. |