decade

dec·ade

D0065400 (dĕk′ād′, dĕ-kād′)n.1. A period of ten years.2. A group or series of ten.

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[Middle English, a group of ten, from Old French, from Late Latin decas, decad-, from Greek dekas, from deka, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

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dec′a·dal (dĕk′ə-dəl) adj.

decade

(ˈdɛkeɪd; dɪˈkeɪd) n1. (Units) a period of ten consecutive years2. (Units) a group or series of ten[C15: from Old French, from Late Latin decad-, decas, from Greek dekas, from deka ten] deˈcadal adj

dec•ade

(ˈdɛk eɪd; Brit. also dɪˈkeɪd)

n. 1. a period of ten years. 2. a period of ten years beginning with a year whose last digit is zero: the decade of the 1990s. 3. a set or series of ten. [1425–75; < Middle French < Late Latin decad-, s. of decas < Greek dekás group of ten =dék(a) ten + -as.]

Decade

 an assemblage, group, set, or series of ten, usually, a period of ten years.Examples: of caveats, 1679; of propositions, 1830; of soldiers; of years, 1605.

decade

A measure of time equal to 10 years.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	decade - a period of 10 yearsdecennary, decenniumperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"1900s - the decade from 1900 to 19091530s - the decade from 1530 to 15391920s, twenties - the decade from 1920 to 19291820s - the decade from 1820 to 18291930s, thirties - the decade from 1930 to 19391830s - the decade from 1830 to 18391940s, forties - the decade from 1940 to 19491840s - the decade from 1840 to 18491950s, fifties - the decade from 1950 to 19591850s - the decade from 1850 to 18591750s - the decade from 1750 to 17591960s, sixties - the decade from 1960 to 19691860s - the decade from 1860 to 18691760s - the decade from 1760 to 17691970s, seventies - the decade from 1970 to 19791870s - the decade from 1870 to 18791770s - the decade from 1770 to 17791980s, eighties - the decade from 1980 to 19891880s, eighties - the decade from 1880 to 18891780s - the decade from 1780 to 17891990s, nineties - the decade from 1990 to 19991890s, nineties - the decade from 1890 to 18991790s - the decade from 1790 to 1799twelvemonth, year, yr - a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"century - a period of 100 years
	2.	decade - the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system10, ten, tenner, Xlarge integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten

Translations

十年

decade

(ˈdekeid) , (diˈkeid) noun a period of ten years. the first decade of this century (= 1900–09). 十年 十年

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