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dime
dime [ dīm ] (plural dimes)


noun 
Definition:
 
North America coin worth ten cents: a US or Canadian coin worth ten cents
[14th century. Via French, 'tithe, tenth part' < Latin decima, form of decimus 'tenth' < decem 'ten']

a dime a dozen very numerous or common, and therefore of little value (informal)
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