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DECIMALISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decimalisation mean? 

DECIMALISATION (noun)
  The noun DECIMALISATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of changing to a decimal systemplay

  Familiarity information: DECIMALISATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DECIMALISATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of changing to a decimal system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

decimalisation; decimalization

Context example:

the decimalization of British currency

Hypernyms ("decimalisation" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Derivation:

decimalise (change to the decimal system)

decimalise (change from fractions to decimals)


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