DECAM'ETER, noun [Gr., ten and measure.] A French measure of length, consisting of ten meters, and equal to 393 English inches, and 71 decimals.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
DECAM'ETER, noun [Gr., ten and measure.] A French measure of length, consisting of ten meters, and equal to 393 English inches, and 71 decimals.
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