DECADE Definition & Meaning

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decade

[ dek-eyd; British also duh-keyd ]

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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.

decade

/ dɪˈkeɪd; ˈdɛkeɪd /

noun

a period of ten consecutive years
a group or series of ten

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Derived Forms

��ˈ��岹��, adjective

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Other �y��vlog Forms

�󲹱��-��a�� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of decade¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin decad-, stem of decas, from Greek ��á�� “group of ten”; equivalent to deca- + -ade ²

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of decade¹

C15: from Old French, from Late Latin decad-, decas, from Greek dekas, from deka ten

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The environmental impact of recent fires on the Mourne Mountains will be seen for decades, a conservationist has said.

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"President Trump is always willing to listen. But to those world leaders who, after decades of cheating, are suddenly offering to lower tariffs - know this: that's just the beginning."

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“President Trump is always willing to listen. But to those world leaders who, after decades of cheating, are suddenly offering to lower tariffs — know this: that’s just the beginning.”

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In a mounted glass box amid the decades of accumulated musical ephemera, the documentary film’s Oscar statue was also on display.

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They are on trial in a military court in Baku, accused of war crimes dating back decades.

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