DECUMAN


Meaning of DECUMAN in English

ˈdekyəmən adjective

Etymology: Latin decumanus, decimanus of the tenth, large, from decum us, decimus tenth (from decem ten) + -anus -an — more at ten

1. of a wave : extremely large : huge

that decuman wave that took us fore and aft — P.A.Motteux

2. : of or relating to the tenth cohort — used especially of the chief gate of a Roman camp

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