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decennium

[ dih-sen-ee-uhm ]

noun

plural decenniums, decennia
  1. a period of ten years; a decade.


decennium

/ dɪˈsɛnɪəm; dɪˈsɛnərɪ /

noun

  1. a less common word for decade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decennium1

From Latin, dating back to 1675–85; decennial
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decennium1

C17: from Latin, from decem ten + annus year
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The Apple of 2010, at the end of its decennium mirabilis, had a record of hardware innovation no other electronics firm could match.

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But with intellectual matters it is totally different; they change from century to century, nay, from decennium to decennium.

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Lord Rochester is said to have been continually drunk during a whole quintennium; but such a chaplain is capable of being sober for an entire decennium.

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In England, it is true that the largest cities show during the last decennium a certain slackening in the pace of growth.

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After that three pontifical briefs were obtained, each one ad decennium, empowering them to graduate students from the courses of philosophy and theology.

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