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DECEMVIR

\dɪsˈɛmvi͡ə], \dɪsˈɛmvi‍ə], \d_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_m_v_iə]\

Definitions of DECEMVIR

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A member of any body of ten men in authority.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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A member of any body of ten men in authority.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

n. [Latin] One of ten magistrates who had absolute authority in ancient Rome from 449 to 447 B.C.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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