decapartite en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɛkəˈpɑːtaɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- dĕkəpärʹtīt (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From deca- + -partite.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Comprising ten parts.
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).
2001, Isaac S.D. Sassoon, Destination Torah: Reflections on the Weekly Torah Readings, KTAV Publishing House, →ISBN, page 76: