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dessiatine definition

des·sia·tine (des′yə tēn′)

noun

a Russian unit of land measure equal to about 2.7 acres

Etymology: Russ dyesyatina, lit., tithe < dyesyat', ten < IE *deṃt- < base *deṃ > ten

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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