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de·cem·vir
 decemvir
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- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one of a council of ten members that drew up the first code of Roman laws in 450 B.C.
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| definition 2: |
one of any ten-member board, commission, or the like.
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| derivations: |
decemviral (adj.), decemvirate (n.) |
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