Definition of
Decade
- (noun, quantity) the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- (noun, time) a period of 10 years
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Alternate forms of Decade
Hyponyms: 1530s, 1750s, 1760s, 1770s, 1780s, 1790s, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, eighties, fifties, forties, nineties, seventies, sixties, thirties, twenties
Hypernyms: large integer, period, period of time, time period
Origin of the word Decade
- mid-15c., "ten parts" (of anything; originally in ref. to the books of Livy), from M.Fr. decade, from L.L. decadem (nom. decas), from Gk. dekas (acc. dekada) "group of ten." Meaning "ten years" is 1590s in English. more
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