Definitions for decuman

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decuman dec·u·man

Spelling: [dek-yoo-muh n]

IPA: /ˈdɛk yʊ mən/

Decuman is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 194 anagrams from letters in decuman (acdemnu).

Definitions for decuman

noun

1. Also called decuman gate. (in ancient Rome) the main gate of a military camp, facing away from the enemy and near which the tenth cohort of the legion was usually stationed.

adjective

1. large or immense, as a wave.
2. (in ancient Rome) of or relating to the tenth cohort of a legion.

Origin of decuman

1650-60; Latin decumānus, decimānus of the tenth, large, equivalent to decim(us) tenth (see decimate) + -ānus -an

Examples for decuman

Without halting, they rush toward the decuman gate, and attempt to enter the camp.

These three decuman streets are the arteries of ancient Naples.