Antonyms for
dec
A diminutive of the male given name Declan.
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All Definitions for Dec

Below are all the dictionary definitions of dec:

1A diminutive of the male given name Declan.
2Declared
3Digital Equipment Corporation, a defunct American computer and technology company.
4Abbreviation of December. [The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.]
5Abbreviation of decrement. [(countable) A small quantity removed or lost
6One of a series of regular subtractions.]
7Abbreviation of decrease. [(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.]
8Abbreviation of declaration. [An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing
9A decisive assertion or proclamation.]
10Abbreviation of decoration. [The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring
11Ornamentation.]
12Alternative letter-case form of Dec (“December”). [A diminutive of the male given name Declan.]
13Initialism of diethylcarbamazine. [A synthetic anthelmintic drug.]
14Initialism of diethyl carbonate. [(organic chemistry) an ester of carbonic acid and ethanol with the formula OC(OCH₂CH₃)₂]
15Initialism of desquamated epithelial cell.
16Abbreviation of dominant energy condition

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