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Webster 1913 Edition

Indecimable

In-dec′i-ma-ble

,
Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not + LL.
decimare
to tithe: cf. F.
indécimable
. See
Decimate
.]
Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes.
Cowell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Indecimable

INDEC'IMABLE

,
Adj.
Not liable to the payment of tithes.

Definition 2024

indecimable

indecimable

English

Adjective

indecimable ‎(not comparable)

  1. Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes.
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Etymology

From in- ‎(“not”) + Latin decimare ‎(“to tithe”). Compare French indécimable. See decimate.

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