Meaning & use
deci-
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A prefix meaning one-tenth, used in the metric system to form units of measurement.
See it in a sentence
A decimeter is one-tenth of a meter.
The recipe called for two deciliters of cream.
A note on using this word
Compare with 'deca-,' which means ten times; the two prefixes look similar but represent opposite scales.
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