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decade

[dek-eyd, duh-keyd]

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noun

a period of ten years.
the three decades from 1776 to 1806.
a period of ten years beginning with a year whose last digit is zero.
the decade of the 1980s.
a group, set, or series of ten.

decade

/ dɪˈkeɪd, ˈdɛkeɪd /

noun

a period of ten consecutive years
a group or series of ten

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Other Word Forms

half-decade noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decade¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin decad-, stem of decas, from Greek ��á�� “group of ten”; equivalent to deca- + -ade ²

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Word History and Origins

Origin of decade¹

C15: from Old French, from Late Latin decad-, decas, from Greek dekas, from deka ten

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Perkins and Crawford, who led the Dungeons & Dragons design team for decades, have literally helped write the books on the most popular role-playing game in history.

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In the second tier, some clubs have elite standards, others have semi-professional environments and many have toyed between the two in the past decade.

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In March this year, the Olympic champion stood in a courtroom in his native Norway and claimed he had been subjected to a decade of physical and mental abuse by his father.

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For well over a decade, successive governments have sounded the alarm about the Iranian regime gaining nuclear weapons - something Iran denies seeking.

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After more than a decade of drag queens taking over the mainstream, the LGBTQ+-driven network Revry is giving drag kings their time in the spotlight.

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