dec

Speech parts

1. dec - Noun

2. dec - Adjective

3. dec - Verb

4. Dec - Proper noun

Meaning

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere

the last (12th) month of the year

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I grew up overnight on that day, Dec. 27, 2007. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979. Zbigniew Brzezinski

Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of a programming manual to teach myself to write programs on the school's DEC mainframe in the language Basic. Eric Allin Cornell

Well, Geoff forwarded me a copy of the DEC message, and I eat my words. I sure would have minded it! Richard Stallman

Military troops were withdrawn from Chechnya on Dec. 31, 1996. Akhmad Kadyrov

On Dec. 10, 2000, I learned I was free of cancer. Marissa Jaret Winokur

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