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1 decuma or decima
decuma or decima ae, f [decimus; sc. pars], a tenth part, tithe, land-tax: hordei: Sardiniae binae decumae frumentae imperatae, L.: alquid sibi decumae dare: decumas vendere: prandia decumae nomine, i. e. a feast under the name of tithes to the gods.
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