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[ dek-uhn ] / ˈdɛk ən /
noun Astrology.any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac. Origin of decan1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin decānus chief of ten; see dean Words nearby decanDecalogue, decamerous, decametre, decametric, decamp, decan, decanal, decane, decanedioic acid, decani, decanoic acid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decanThey bring it made into powder in tubes of cane; and it is worth a great deal in Narsinga, Malabar, and Decan. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar|Duarte Barbosa The Decan, at least the western part of it, belonged to Sind. Robert Kerr's General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18|William Stevenson Thus there are at present four English renegadoes in the Decan, besides many Portuguese. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.|Robert Kerr In this country, in the kingdom of Adel Khan, and in the Decan, those diamonds are found which are called of the old water. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII|Robert Kerr
A third of a sign, a "decan," was 10 degrees of longitude, corresponding to the "week" of ten days used in Egypt and in Greece. The Astronomy of the Bible|E. Walter Maunder
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