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Added 10 October 2026

denary

/ˈdiːnəɹi/ adjective

Latin root: dēnārius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about denary at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Containing ten or ten parts.
Numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten.
the decimal system

Origin

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.

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