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Meaning of DECENNARY

Pronunciation:  di'senuree

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 Definition: [n]  a period of 10 years
 
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 Synonyms: decade, decennium
 
 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, nineties, period, period of time, seventies, sixties, thirties, time period, twelvemonth, twenties, year, yr

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De*cen"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Decennaries}. [L. decennium a
period of ten years; decem ten + annus a year.]
1. A period of ten years.
2. (O. Eng. Law) A tithing consisting of ten neighboring
   families. --Burrill.
 

 

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