adj
Meaning 1
Containing ten parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tenfold
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
denary
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈdiːnəɹi/
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homophone: deanery
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdiːnəɹi/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɛ-/
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Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈneəɹi/
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General-American: /dɪˈnɛɹi/
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homophone: deanery (for some speakers)
adj
Meaning 2
Based on the number ten (as ternary is based on number 3)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decimal
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An ancient coin, the denarius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the decimal system
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decimal
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
containing ten or ten parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tenfold, ten-fold
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
First attested in 1577; from the Latin dēnārius (“containing ten”), from dēnī (“ten each, ten at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary).
From Middle English denarie, from the Latin dēnārius, used elliptically for dēnārius nummus (“denary coin, coin containing ten asses”). Piecewise doublet of etymology 2 below. Doublet of dinar, denar, and denier.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: denari — containing ten parts
- Chinese Mandarin: 十元的 — containing ten parts
- Chinese Mandarin: 十个一组的 — containing ten parts
- Finnish: kymmenosainen — containing ten parts
- Polish: dziesiętny — containing ten parts
- Bulgarian: десетичен (desetičen) — based on number ten
- Catalan: denari — based on number ten
- Chinese Mandarin: 与10有关的 — based on number ten
- Finnish: kymmenkantainen — based on number ten
- Polish: dziesiętny — based on number ten
- Welsh: degaidd — based on number ten