dece
English
Etymology
Shortening of decent.
Pronunciation
- enPR: dēs, IPA(key): /diːs/
- Rhymes: -iːs
Adjective
dece (comparative more dece, superlative most dece)
- (slang) Decent; reasonably good,
- 1993, Chris L Concepcion, “Re: _Bad Voltage_”, in alt.cyberpunk (Usenet):
- I'm sorry but this book did not quite move me. Yeah, the slang wuz kewl, the attitude was neat, and the music was dece (if you read the book four years ago) but it's not THE BEST READ I've ever had […]
- 2006, [email protected], “Re: Callahan race, post-Regionals”, in rec.sport.disc (Usenet):
- Salad and Franchise both played ridiculously well after we took our lead, especially considering the ridiculous conditions of the game. I suppose the rest of Texas was dece as well, good for you […]
- 2022 June 08, Donut Media, 6:20 from the start, in We Tested the Most Dangerous Car Accessories[1]:
- Let's take a look at this thing. Dece packaging. Wow.
Anagrams
Corsican
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Cardinal : dece | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Cognates include Italian diece, dieci and Portuguese dez.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈde.d͡ʒɛ/
- Hyphenation: de‧ce
Numeral
dece
References
- “dece, deci” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛt͡sɛ]
Noun
dece
- dative/locative singular of deka
Esperanto
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Adverb
dece
Galician
Verb
dece
- inflection of decer:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈde.tse/
Numeral
dece
Middle English
Noun
dece
- alternative form of deis (“dais”)
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
dece
- genitive singular of deca