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decade

de·cade

UK/ˈdɛkeɪd/ US/dəˈkeɪd/ fairly common literary

noun

1.

a period of 10 years

2.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

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Origin

From Middle English decade, from Old French decade, from Late Latin decādem (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”). In reference to a span of ten years, originally a clipping of the phrase decade of years. By surface analysis, dec- + -ade. Doublet of decad and dekad.

Phrases

  • 00s · 10s · 20s · 30s · 40s · 50s · 60s · 70s · 80s · 90s
  • cosmological decade
  • decade box
  • decade counter
  • decade long
  • dollar decade
  • light decade
  • lost decade

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