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decuman

(ˈdɛkjuːmən)
n
(Physical Geography) a huge wave
adj
1. (Physical Geography) huge or gigantic
2. (in ancient Rome) of or relating to the main access to a military camp
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The use of the term "decuman" also raised a question, though later on in the same paragraph it was explained that the term refers to the two main Roman streets that made up every city plan: the decuman (east-west) and the cardinal or card (north-south).
DeCuman - Charles DeCuman, 92, of Eugene, died July 28.
Survivors include three daughters, Molly Remlinger of Eugene, Norma DeCuman of Stayton and Margaret Himoff of Brandt Lake, N.Y.; a son, Colin of Portland; a sister, Margaret Krewson of Roseburg; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Cox was born June 4, 1913, in Port Haney, B.C., to Alex and Cyrilla DeCuman Lecluyse.
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