decima

Meanings

Plural: decimas

Noun

• A tenth, particularly
• A tithe or tax of one-tenth (now usually in historical Italian contexts).
• A tenth, particularly
• A tenth: a note nine degrees of the scale above or below a given note (and thus ten degrees separate counting inclusively) or the interval between such notes.
• A tenth, particularly
• An organ stop a tenth above the normal 8-foot pitch.
• A 10-line verse or stanza, (chiefly) in the form of a song comprising an introductory verse followed by four such divisions.

Synonyms

double-tierce, great-tierce, tenth, tithe