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decade
[ dek-eyd; British also duh-keyd ]
/ ˈdɛk eɪd; British also dəˈkeɪd /
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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.
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Origin of decade
OTHER WORDS FROM decade
half-decade, nounWords nearby decade
debutante, debye, dec-, deca-, decadal, decade, decadelong, decadence, decadent, decadrachm, Decadron
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British Dictionary definitions for decade
decade
/ (ˈdɛkeɪd, dɪˈkeɪd) /
noun
a period of ten consecutive years
a group or series of ten
Derived forms of decade
decadal, adjectiveWord Origin for decade
C15: from Old French, from Late Latin decad-, decas, from Greek dekas, from deka ten
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