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decad

decad

9.9
A period of ten days used during the French Revolution
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛkæd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : década
  • The revolutionary calendar introduced a decad, which consisted of ten days for planning agricultural activities.

Examples

  • During the French Revolution, each decad ended with a day of rest and celebration.

  • The new calendar divided the month into three decads instead of four weeks.

  • Farmers planned their work according to the decad rather than the traditional week.

  • A decad lasts ten days.

  • The decads of the year are fascinating.

  • During the French Revolution, each decad was marked by significant social changes and reforms.

  • Farmers organized their harvest schedules by each decad in the revolutionary calendar.

Surface Forms

decad singular
decads plural

Etymology

Decad comes from a word for 'ten' and the part dec- means 'ten', and it was used in French during the French Revolution to name a ten-day period called a 'décade'. So a decad is a set of ten days in that special calendar.