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adj. Containing ten; tenfold; proceeding by tens.
n. The number ten; a division into ten.
n. A coin; the Anglicized form of denarius.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Containing ten; tenfold.
n. A division by tens; a tithing: as, “tythings or denaries,”
n. A denarius.
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adj. numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
adj. containing ten or ten parts
Word Usage
"As the Dutch had pounds, shillings and pence, before the English had them, we see what _d_ in the signs £ s.d. means, that is, a denary, or a white penny, made of silver."