decennium

de·cen·ni·um

D0070900 (dĭ-sĕn′ē-əm)n. pl. de·cen·ni·ums or de·cen·ni·a (-sĕn′ē-ə) A period of ten years; a decade.

[Latin, from decennis, lasting for ten years : decem, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots + annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]

decennium

(dɪˈsɛnɪəm) or

decennary

n, pl -niums, -nia (-nɪə) or -naries (Units) a less common word for decade¹[C17: from Latin, from decem ten + annus year]

de•cen•ni•um

(dɪˈsɛn i əm)

n., pl. -cen•ni•ums, -cen•ni•a (-ˈsɛn i ə) a period of ten years. [1675–85; < Latin decenn(is) lasting ten years]

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decennium - a period of 10 yearsdecade, decennaryperiod, 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

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noun a period of 10 years

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