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Decimal decimal decimal, (dot, dot, dot), (...) is known as an ellipsis. This means there is a break or a pause in thought, an unfinished thought or idea, or a sentence that is trailing. When you are reading aloud and come across an ellipsis (...) you do not say "ellipsis," you pause in your speech or (if it is at the end of the sentence) you prolong your last word.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 8y agoDecimal is counting based on tens and hundreds. It famously involved a full stop "." in English-speaking countries. "," in other nations. Metric system is decimal measurement. It used in all countries except Liberia, Myanmar (Burma), and the United States. It was also used in other nations like United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia until 1970s.
"Decimal" means "relating to or denoting a system of numbers and arithmetic based on the number ten, tenth parts, and powers of ten."
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∙ 11y agoDecimate means destruction of a large portion of something. "If you detonate that bomb before we're ready, you could decimate the entire block."
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What does the prefix de mean in decade?
de isn't a prefix in this word. Dec is the root, meaning ten. e.g. decade - ten years, December - tenth month (originally), decimate - reduce by a tenth.
What is a synonm for pulverize?
Synonyms for pulverize: Beat Destroy Smash Defeat Decimate Contriturate Abrade Micronize Grate Grind Mull
What are some words for the root word decem?
Decem is Latin for ten, and December used to be the tenth calendar month.And with a slight respelling, decimal means a base-ten measuring system.
How do you spell mean?
Mean
What do the hardens mean mean?
The haudensaunee mean irguios
What is a good sentence for decimate?
If I decimate this meal, I'll only have eaten ten percent of it. The army is preparing to decimate the city.
When was Decimate Christendom created?
Decimate Christendom was created in 2004-03.
What part of speech is decimal decimate?
decimal is an adjective, decimate is a verb.
When was Decimate the Weak created?
Decimate the Weak was created on 2008-02-05.
Meaning of decimate?
To take the tenth part of; to tithe., To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny., To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
How can you use the word decimate in a sentence?
You can not decimate all the people. King Decimated all the traitors.
What is ten centimeters?
a decimate
Which sentence uses decimate correctly?
My daughter is involved in a movement to decimate the local park by keeping its grounds clean.
What does the word 'decimate' actually mean?
To kill one in ten. It was a form on punishment for Roman troop that showed cowardice. It has come to mean destroy a large part.
What is a synonym for decimate?
Mass Murder
To destroy a large proportion of?
decimate
How long is the album decimate the weak by Winds of Plague?
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