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Decalogue.

The Ten Commandments.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/UK
  1. The Ten Commandments.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French Décalogue, from Latin decalogus, from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos, from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”)). Equivalent to deca- + -logue.

noun/ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/UK
  1. Any set of rules that have the weight of authority

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French Décalogue, from Latin decalogus, from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος (dekálogos, from δέκα (déka, “ten”) + λόγος (lógos, “statement”)). Equivalent to deca- + -logue.

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