Dec- means 10 like Tri- means 3 tricycle bi means 2 bicycle 2 wheels... if Dec means 10 then a decagon has 10 sides!
dec-(i think)
There are 4 syllables. Dec-o-ra-tion.
Because... there are ten years in a decade - therefore there are ten decades in a century ! The prefix 'dec' means ten.
AnswerPeriod extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.What the period was used for I have been unable to find out. Another answer:The word "noel" has Indo-European roots, and means "birth" or "to be born." It does not appear in the Bible. Another AnswerNoël is simply French for Christmas.
Some words that use 'dec' to mean by or with ten are:decadedecagramdecahedrondecaloguedecameterdecapoddecasyllabicdecathalondecigramdeciliterdecimaldecimeter
In Greek Dec means ten
The prefix "dec" means ten. For example, the word "decagon" refers to a ten-sided polygon.
decahedron means flat ided figure which means a figure ten sides
what words is start with dec
The word "dec" is likely a shortened form of "December," which itself originates from the Latin word "decem" meaning "ten." December was initially the 10th month in the Roman calendar before the addition of new months.
The prefix "dec-" in English words is derived from the Latin word "decem," which means "ten." It is commonly used to indicate a factor of ten or a tenth part of something. For example, in words like "decade" (a period of ten years) or "decimal" (a number system based on powers of ten).
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decade, decagon, decalogue, December (originally, in the old calendar, meant tenth month), decimal, decimeter, decameter, decathalon, decahedron
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dec/or/ation. :)
it is a holiday, observed generally on dec 25 to celebrate the birth of jesus christ.