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decemvirate

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.

Equivalents

Françaisdécemvirat
Italianodecemvirato
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CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

decemvirship decenal decenary decence Decencies Decency

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