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disme

Pronunciation: /daɪm/

The English word “disme” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A dime minted in 1792.
  2. A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe.

Etymology

From Middle French dixme, Old French disme (“tenth, tithe”), from Latin decimus (“tenth”). Doublet of dime.

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