denary
Meanings
Plural: denaries
Adjective Satellite
- containing ten or ten parts
- numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
Noun
- An ancient coin, the denarius.
Adj
- Containing ten parts.
- Based on the number ten (as ternary is based on number 3)
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English denarie, from the Latin dēnārius, used elliptically for dēnārius nummus (“denary coin, coin containing ten asses”). Piecewise doublet of etymology 2 below. Doublet of dinar, denar, and denier.
Scrabble Score: 10
denary is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL worddenary is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 10
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