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Meaning of decuman | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
ˈdɛkjʊmən

Definitions

  1. Large; chief; applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in sequence.
    not-comparable, obsolete
  2. Connected with the principal gate of an Ancient Roman camp, near which the tenth cohort of the legion was stationed.
    historical, not-comparable

Examples

“decuman billows”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

decumbent decuple decurrent decursive decurtate decurved

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