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| dime [ dīm ] (plural dimes) |
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coin worth ten cents: a U.S. or Canadian coin worth ten cents
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| [14th century. Via French, "tithe, tenth part" < Latin decima, form of decimus "tenth" < decem "ten"] |
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a dime a dozen very numerous or common, and therefore of little value (informal)
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one thin dime a very small amount of money
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