decade
de·cade
noun
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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