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decanal.

Pertaining to a dean or deanery.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪˈkeɪn.əl//ˈdɛ.kə.nəl/
  1. Pertaining to a dean or deanery.

    decanal side
    decanal stall
Where this word comes from

From French décanal.

noun/ˈdɛkənæl/
  1. The aliphatic aldehyde, CH₃(CH₂)₈CHO, related to capric acid

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca-clip. English dec- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English decane Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English decanal From decane + -al (“aldehyde”).

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