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Meaning of decuman | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

/ˈdɛkjʊmən/

Definitions

Large; chief; applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in sequence.
not-comparable, obsolete
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.

See also

decumbent decuple decurrent decursive decurtate decurved