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decade

decade

1.0
A period of ten years
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛkeɪd/
translation icon : década
  • She's been living here for more than a decade.
  • the past decade
  • the last decade
  • a decade ago

You know, what was that decade like for you?

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Examples

  • Most curriculum committees have spent the past decade creating comprehensive curriculum maps outlining learning outcomes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It's been years, probably a decade since his last photo.

  • You know, what was that decade like for you?

  • You have learned that this takes a decade to learn.

  • And they did all of this in less than a decade, like so.

  • And what will the coming decades bring in this realm?

  • Border security budgets have ballooned over the past decade, but the results are unclear.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Instead, he spent most of the decade floundering to establish himself as a top-rank concert artist.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Russia's international behavior during the last decade has puzzled many U.S. observers.

    Academic text (2011)
  • She has lived in the same city for over a decade and knows it very well.

Synonyms

decad
vsdecade
  • Archaic
6.8

A period of ten years

is the same meaning but exists as an alternative word form
decennium
vsdecade
8.2

A period of ten years

is the same meaning but exists as an alternative word form
decennary
vsdecade
  • Archaic
9.9

A period lasting ten years

is the same meaning but exists as an alternative word form

Compounds

16 3.4

Lasting ten years

How Long

century
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decade
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year
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day
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hour
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minute
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second
  • Specialized
1.0

Surface Forms

decade singular
decades plural

Etymology

Decade comes from the old root dec- and the Greek deka, which mean 'ten'. You can see the same root in decimal, so a decade is simply a group of 'ten' years.