Meaning of DECADE
Pronunciation: | | 'dekeyd
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- [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- [n] a period of 10 years
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| Synonyms: | | 10, decennary, decennium, ten, tenner, X |
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| See Also: | | 1530s, 1750s, 1760s, 1770s, 1780s, 1790s, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, century, eighties, fifties, forties, large integer, nineties, period, period of time, seventies, sixties, thirties, time period, twelvemonth, twenties, year, yr | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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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| Related Terms: | | 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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