Modern dime preserves the older spelling while English pronunciation developed to /daɪm/.
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dime
a United States or Canadian coin worth ten cents
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English, c. 1150–1500 · tenth part tithedime
a tenth part; tithe
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A general tenth-part or tithe word is applied specifically to a coin worth one tenth of a dollar.
Middle English ancestry; United States coin sense reported from 1786.
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Dime — Definition and Word HistoryWord History: Etymology and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the older tenth-part word and reports 1786 for the coin sense.
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