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Meaning of "decurion" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DECURION

From Latin decuriō, from decuria company of ten, from decem ten.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DECURION

decurion  [dɪˈkjʊərɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECURION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decurion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECURION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of decurion in the English dictionary

The definition of decurion in the dictionary is a local councillor. Other definition of decurion is the commander of a troop of ten cavalrymen.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECURION


Arcturian
ɑːkˈtjʊərɪən
Arthurian
ɑːˈθjʊərɪən
Asturian
æˈstʊərɪən
azurean
æzˈjʊərɪən
Ben-Gurion
bɛnˈɡʊərɪən
centurion
sɛnˈtjʊərɪən
durian
ˈdjʊərɪən
durion
ˈdjʊərɪən
holothurian
ˌhɒləˈθjʊərɪən
Khachaturian
ˌkɑːtʃəˈtʊərɪən
Ligurian
lɪˈɡjʊərɪən
Manchurian
mænˈtʃʊərɪən
Masurian
məˈsjʊərɪən
Missourian
mɪˈzʊərɪən
pagurian
pəˈɡjʊərɪən
Saussurean
səʊˈsjʊərɪən
Silurian
saɪˈlʊərɪən
tellurian
tɛˈlʊərɪən
tellurion
tɛˈlʊərɪən
turion
ˈtʊərɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECURION

decumbence
decumbency
decumbent
decumbently
decumbiture
decumulation
decuple
decuria
decuries
decurionate
decurrency
decurrent
decurrently
decursion
decursive
decursively
decurvation
decurve
decurved
decury

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECURION

alerion
carrion
chorion
clarion
counterion
criterion
histrion
Hyperion
mitochondrion
morion
omophorion
orchestrion
Orion
prion
septentrion
synaxarion
tricerion
troparion
virion
zwitterion

Synonyms and antonyms of decurion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decurion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECURION

Find out the translation of decurion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decurion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decurion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

decurion
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decurión
570 millions of speakers

English

decurion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

decurion
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

decurion
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

decurion
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decurião
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

decurion
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décurion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rayuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dekurio
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

decurion
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

decurion
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decurion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

decurion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

decurion
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिकरियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

decurion
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decurione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziesiętnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

decurion
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Decurion
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

decurion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

decurion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decurion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

decurion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decurion

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECURION»

The term «decurion» is used very little and occupies the 151.652 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECURION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decurion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decurion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decurion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECURION»

Discover the use of decurion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decurion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Digest of Justinian
2 ULPIAN, Disputations, book 1: Anyone who has been temporarily exiled, if he is a decurion, ceases to be a decurion. If he returns, he will clearly not recover his position, but is not debarred from ever becoming a decurion again. In any case ...
Alan Watson, 2011
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Ancient West & East: Volume 2
Fronto, decurio, aedilis, IMr, flamen, praefectus colkgii fabrum a Sarmizegetusa Aelia Hygia M. Aur. lulianus, decurion a Sarmizegetusa P. Aei. lulianus P. Celsenius Constans, decurion a Aquae et a Sarmizegetusa P. Aei. Traianus Aelius ...
G R Tsetskhladze, 2003
3
The Eagle's Prey: Cato & Macro:
asked the decurion. The Greek glanced round, then suppressed his anxious expression and forced a small smile on to his lips. 'Yes. At least I hope so.' ' Anybody Ishould bewarned about?' The Greekstared athimfora moment and then smiled ...
Simon Scarrow, 2008
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Wool and Iron
“Hoof not picked out, Decurion.” He opened the mouth of a horse showing foam around its lips. “Bit damage, Decurion.” He pointed his vinestick at one trooper now looking a lot more alert. “You. Dismount. Off-saddle.” The man probably spoke ...
Brian Croasdell, 2004
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When the Eagle Hunts: Cato & Macro:
Vespasian raisedhis eyebrowsasthe cavalry decurion finished making his report. 'Yes, sir,' replied the decurion. 'Though more dusk than afternoon, sir.' 'So why has it taken you until dawn to get back to the legion?' The decurion's gaze ...
Simon Scarrow, 2008
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The Civil Law Including the Twelve Tables, the Institutes of ...
by this distribution of the same a very small part of it was transmitted to his child or children attached to the curia, We, for the purpose of remedying this injustice, and that the rights of a decurion may remain unimpaired, whether any children, ...
7
The Theodosian Code and Novels, and the Sirmondian Constitutions
In the later Empire, with the decline of the municipalities and their loss of independence the office of decurion likewise lost its independence and desirability and became primarily a tool of the central government for its administration of the ...
Clyde Pharr, Theresa Sherrer Davidson, Mary Brown Pharr, 1952
8
Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt: A Social History
(ii) In Edfu, in 223, the decurion was addressed as 'Isidorianus, decurion in charge of the peace'.115 (iii) Magnus Felix Crescentillianus, prefect (ad 253-6), wrote to the strategoi of the nomes asking them to hand over their taxes and to remind ...
Richard Alston, 2002
9
Legions of Rome: The definitive history of every Roman legion
In the infantry, the optio was the deputy to a century's centurion. In the cavalry, he was deputy to a decurion. The equivalent of a sergeant-major today, the optio was responsible for the century's records and training, and in battle was required  ...
Stephen Dando-Collins, 2012
10
Catholic World
Every landowner not of senatorial rank was obliged to be a decurion, and on them fell the obligation of delivering to the imperial treasury the amount of taxation levied on their community; a burden so crushing that the Emperor Maxentius ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECURION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decurion is used in the context of the following news items.
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NYRA SVP and CFO to speak at Chamber season finale luncheon
Subsequently, she held positions as vice president of finance with AOL/Time Warner, and vice president of finance with the Decurion ... «Garden City News, May 15»
2
Bye Bye Bearcats Seniors: #16 Michael Colosimo
The first known Colosimo was Viscius Colosimo, who was a Decurion in one of Caesar Augustus' cavalry units during their conquest of Spain. «Cincy On The Prowl, Apr 15»
3
Operation Love: A Business That Provides Places for People to …
I met Bryan Ungard, Chief Operating Officer of Decurion, at a Conscious Capital CEO Summit in Austin last October. Bryan poses these ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
4
Feds Called In To Mediate ArcLight Projectionists Dispute
A spokesperson for the Decurion Corporation, which owns ArcLight Cinemas, told Deadline that “Since we are in the middle of contract renewal ... «Deadline.com, Jan 15»
5
Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #47 (Warhammer: The End …
Finally we have the Mephrit Dynasty Resurgence Decurion, which is the Necron Formation. This formation calls for two units of Necron Warriors ... «diehard gamefan, Dec 14»
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Cinefamily Will Screen The Interview If Other Theaters in L.A. Won't
It is unclear whether any of the ArcLight Cinemas or The Grove, both of which are owned by the privately held Decurion Corporation, will screen ... «LA Magazine, Dec 14»
7
Banks Say Thieves Motored Away with Park-n-Fly Card Data
... according to Krebs, who uncovered that they're for sale as part of four large batches of fresh card data that the thieves are calling “Decurion. «Infosecurity Magazine, Dec 14»
8
'Skeleton Twins' Premiere to Be Picketed Over Projectionists' Pay
... and the lack of benefits with the $12.6 million in real estate assets of Christopher S. Forman, the president and CEO of parent Decurion Corp. «Variety, Sep 14»
9
Do You Really Want to Be Yourself at Work?
... investment firm called Bridgewater Associates, the other a West Coast real estate and movie theater management company called Decurion. «blogs.hbr.org, Jun 14»
10
CTA plans closer ties with law enforcement to fight cargo crime
Bob Goodall, president and CEO of Decurion Group Inc. (the company that created the original 2011 report, Cargo Crime in Canada) told seminar attendees that ... «Truck News, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Decurion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/decurion>. Apr 2024 ».
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