denary

[ den-uh-ree, dee-nuh- ]

adjective

1. containing ten; tenfold.
2. proceeding by tens; decimal.

denary

/ ˈdiːnərɪ /

adjective

1. calculated by tens; based on ten; decimal
2. containing ten parts; tenfold

Word History and Origins

Origin of denary¹

1570–80; < Latin dēnārius containing ten, equivalent to dēn ( ī ) ten at a time (derivative of decem ten ) + -ārius -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of denary¹

C16: from Latin dēnārius containing ten; see denarius

Example Sentences

Each one was worth a denary, which was a coin worth about a shilling, or a quarter of a dollar.

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The numeration was in the denary scale, so that it did not agree absolutely with the notation.

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But the system has never spread; and the word “dozen” itself is based on the denary scale.

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The words eleven and twelve have been supposed to suggest etymologically a denary basis (see, however, Numeral).

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There is no essential difference, however, between this and the denary basis.

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