Definition of Disme. Meaning of Disme. Synonyms of Disme

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Definition of Disme

Disme
Disme Disme, n. [OF. See Dime.] A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe. --Ayliffe.

Meaning of Disme from wikipedia

- from left to right respectively. The word dime comes from the Old French disme (Modern French dîme), meaning "tithe" or "tenth part", from the Latin decima...
- The 1792 half disme (pronounced "deem") is an American silver coin with a face value of five cents which was minted in 1792. Although it is subject to...
- The half dime, or half disme, was a silver coin, valued at five cents, formerly minted in the United States. Some numismatists consider the denomination...
- A tithe (/taɪð/; from Old English: teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory...
- notation to the use of decimals to represent fractions. A French version, La Disme, was issued the same year by Stevin. Stevin introduced the decimal separator...
- Mint (1792–1873) U.S. dollar coins (1792–) Half dime (1792–1873) 1792 half disme Half cent (1793–1857) Large cent (1793–1857) Treasury Note (1812–1913) Banking...
- dollar, or a cent), Half Dime (also known as a half disme) (five cents), Dime (also known as a disme) (10 cents), Quarter (25 cents), Half Dollar (50 cents)...
- shall be expressed in dollars or units, dismes or tenths, cents or hundredths, and milles or thousandths, a disme being the tenth part of a dollar, a cent...
- dḫal-di-še Ḫaldi=šə DIŠme-i-nu-ú-a Menua=ə DIŠiš-pu-u-i-ni-e-ḫi-ni-e Išpuini=ḫi=ni=ə. URUḫu-ra-di-na-ku-ú-ni ... a-ru-ni-e dḫal-di-še DIŠme-i-nu-ú-a...
- base-unit of denomination in gold although, unlike "cent", "dime" (or "disme"), and "dollar", gold coins never specified their denomination in units...