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name
One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
A tenth, particularly
A tithe or tax of one-tenth (now usually in historical Italian contexts).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: generally obsolete
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noun
A tenth, particularly
A tenth: a note nine degrees of the scale above or below a given note (and thus ten degrees separate counting inclusively) or the interval between such notes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Qualifier: generally obsolete
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A tenth, particularly
An organ stop a tenth above the normal 8-foot pitch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: generally obsolete
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A 10-line verse or stanza, (chiefly) in the form of a song comprising an introductory verse followed by four such divisions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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History
From Latin meaning "the tenth".
Borrowed from Latin decima (“a tenth”), now particularly via Italian decima. Doublet of decim, decime, and dime.
Borrowed from Spanish décima, from Latin decima (“a tenth”). Doublet of decim, decime, and dime.
