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Words that start with the prefix deca?

Here are some words that start with the prefix "deca-":

General meaning: ten

* Decade: a period of ten years

* Decalogue: the Ten Commandments

* Decameter: a unit of length equal to ten meters

* Decathlon: an athletic contest with ten events

* Decagram: a unit of mass equal to ten grams

* Decaliter: a unit of volume equal to ten liters

* Decapod: an animal with ten legs (e.g., crabs, lobsters)

* Decapitate: to behead

* Decadence: a state of decline or moral deterioration

* Decadent: characterized by decadence

Less common words:

* Decadent: a person who indulges in luxury and pleasure

* Decalogue: a set of ten rules or principles

* Decameter: a metric unit of length (10 meters)

* Decagram: a metric unit of mass (10 grams)

* Decaliter: a metric unit of volume (10 liters)

* Decametric: relating to a decameter

* Decapolis: a group of ten cities in ancient Palestine

* Decasyllabic: consisting of ten syllables

* Decasyllable: a word or line of poetry with ten syllables

Note: Some words like "decadent" can also be used as adjectives, meaning "characterized by decadence."

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