decapartite
English
editEtymology
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edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dĕkəpärʹtīt, IPA(key): /dɛkəˈpɑːtaɪt/
Adjective
editdecapartite (not comparable)
- Comprising ten parts.
- 2001, Isaac S.D. Sassoon, Destination Torah: Reflections on the Weekly Torah Readings, KTAV Publishing House, →ISBN, page 76:
- Of course, the decapartite structure of the Decalogue is not marred by this additional miṣvah; according to Rambam’s (and others’) definition of miṣvot, the Decalogue (in both its versions) already comprises well in excess of ten such subdivisional miṣvot (see second entry on Dt. 33:4).
Derived terms
edit- decapartite vault (architecture)