decade
NounUS[deh-keyd]/dɛˈkeɪd/2 syllablesalso [dek-eyd] /ˈdɛkeɪd/
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)decades
- a period of 10 yearsSynonyms: decennarydecenniumType of time period, period of timeKinds sixties, fifties, twenties, nineties, 1830s, 1840s, 1530s, 1860s, 1820s, 1870s +11 morePart of centuryParts year, twelvemonth
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal systemSynonyms: ten10XtennerType of large integer
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dec′ade noun
Origin: F. décade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr. …, fr. δέκα ten. See Ten.
A group or division of ten; esp., a period of ten years; a decennium; as, a decade of years or days; a decade of soldiers; the second decade of Livy. [Written also decad.]
During this notable decade of years.— William E. Gladstone
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54