Associations to the word «Dec»

Wiktionary

DEC, proper noun. Alternative spelling of Dec.
DEC, abbreviation. (cricket) declared
DEC, abbreviation. (programming) decrement
DEC, abbreviation. (knitting) decrease
DEC, abbreviation. Diethylcarbamazine
DEC, abbreviation. Digital Equipment Corporation, a defunct American computer and technology company.

Dictionary definition

DEC, noun. The last (12th) month of the year.
DEC, noun. (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky