dec|u|man

dec|u|man
dec|u|man «DEHK yu muhn», adjective.
1. very large; immense: »

decuman waves.

2. (in Roman history) having to do with the tenth cohort of a legion (used especially of the main gate of a fortified camp, the primary defense of which was the responsibility of the tenth cohort).
[< Latin decumānus, variant of decimānus of a tenth < decimus tenth < decem ten (because of the belief that every tenth wave was larger)]

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