decade
oxford
views updated May 18 2018dec·ade / ˈdekād/ •
n. 1. a period of ten years. ∎ a period of ten years beginning with a year ending in 0: the fourth decade of the nineteenth century.2. a set, series, or group of ten: DERIVATIVES: dec·a·dal / ˈdekədl/ adj.
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decade
oxford
views updated May 21 2018decade group of ten, esp. of ten years. XV. — (O)F.
décade — late L.
decas,
decad- — Gr.
dekás, f.
déka TEN. See
-AD.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Decade
gale
views updated May 14 2018Decade
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.
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