dec·ade

(dĕk′ād′, dĕ-kād′)

1. A period of ten years.

2. A group or series of ten.

[Middle English, a group of ten, from Old French, from Late Latin decas, decad-, from Greek dekas, from deka, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

dec′a·dal (dĕk′ə-dəl) adj.

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decade

(ˈdɛkeɪd; dɪˈkeɪd)

1. (Units) a period of ten consecutive years

2. (Units) a group or series of ten

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

deˈcadal adj

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dec•ade

(ˈdɛk eɪd; Brit. also dɪˈkeɪd)

n.

1. a period of ten years.

2. a period of ten years beginning with a year whose last digit is zero: the decade of the 1990s.

3. a set or series of ten.

[1425–75; < Middle French < Late Latin decad-, s. of decas < Greek dekás group of ten =dék(a) ten + -as.]

Decade

an assemblage, group, set, or series of ten, usually, a period of ten years.

Examples: of caveats, 1679; of propositions, 1830; of soldiers; of years, 1605.

decade

A measure of time equal to 10 years.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	decade - a period of 10 years decennary, decennium period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" 1900s - the decade from 1900 to 1909 1530s - the decade from 1530 to 1539 1920s, twenties - the decade from 1920 to 1929 1820s - the decade from 1820 to 1829 1930s, thirties - the decade from 1930 to 1939 1830s - the decade from 1830 to 1839 1940s, forties - the decade from 1940 to 1949 1840s - the decade from 1840 to 1849 1950s, fifties - the decade from 1950 to 1959 1850s - the decade from 1850 to 1859 1750s - the decade from 1750 to 1759 1960s, sixties - the decade from 1960 to 1969 1860s - the decade from 1860 to 1869 1760s - the decade from 1760 to 1769 1970s, seventies - the decade from 1970 to 1979 1870s - the decade from 1870 to 1879 1770s - the decade from 1770 to 1779 1980s, eighties - the decade from 1980 to 1989 1880s, eighties - the decade from 1880 to 1889 1780s - the decade from 1780 to 1789 1990s, nineties - the decade from 1990 to 1999 1890s, nineties - the decade from 1890 to 1899 1790s - the decade from 1790 to 1799 twelvemonth, year, yr - a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920" century - a period of 100 years
	2.	decade - the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system 10, ten, tenner, X large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten

Translations

عَقْدعِقْد سَنَوات

desetiletí

årtitiår

Jahrzehnt Dekade

δεκαετία δεκάδα

década

vuosikymmendekadi

décennie dizaine

desetljeće

évtized

áratugur

decennio decina deca decade

十年間

10년간

dešimtmetis

dekāde

decennium tiental tientje decade

desaťročie

desetletje

decenniumdekad

ทศวรรษ

on yıl

thập niên

十年

decade

[ˈdekeɪd] N → década f, decenio m

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decade

[ˈdɛkeɪd dɪˈkeɪd] n (= period) → décennie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

decade

(= ten years) → Jahrzehnt nt, → Dekade f

(Eccl, of rosary) → Gesätz nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

decade

[ˈdɛkeɪd] n → decennio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

decade

(ˈdekeid) , (diˈkeid) noun

a period of ten years. the first decade of this century (= 1900–09).

decade

→ عَقْد desetiletí årti Jahrzehnt δεκαετία década vuosikymmen décennie desetljeće decennio 十年間 10년간 decennium tiår dekada década десятилетие decennium ทศวรรษ on yıl thập niên 十年

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And as he reflected, it seemed highly unlikely to him that he would ever permit himself to do anything that might jeopardize his whole life, topple over the structure that decades of work had built.

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