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Decade

Decade Meaning & Definition
Decade Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Decade?

[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
[n] a period of 10 years

Synonyms | Synonyms for Decade: 10 | decennary | decennium | ten | tenner | X

Related Terms | Find terms related to Decade: abundant year | academic year | annum | Big Dick | bissextile year | calendar month | calendar year | century | common year | day | decagon | decagram | decahedron | decaliter | Decalogue | decameter | decare | decastere | decastyle | decasyllable | decemvir | decemvirate | decennary | decennium | decigram | deciliter | decimeter | decurion | defective year | fiscal year | fortnight | hour | leap year | lunar month | lunar year | lunation | luster | lustrum | man-hour | microsecond | millennium | millisecond | minute | moment | month | moon | quarter | quinquennium | regular year | second | semester | session | sidereal year | solar year | sun | ten | Ten Commandments | tenner | term | trimester | twelvemonth | week | weekday | X | year

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Decade In Webster's Dictionary

\Dec"ade\, n. [F. d['e]cade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr. ?, fr. de`ka ten. See {Ten}.] A group or division of ten; esp., a period of ten years; a decennium; as, a decade of years or days; a decade of soldiers; the second decade of Livy. [Written also {decad}.] During this notable decade of years. --Gladstone.

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