decennary

Noun
Synonyms: decadedecennium

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Noun (1)decennaries

  1. a period of 10 yearsSynonyms: decadedecenniumType of time period, period of timeKinds sixties, fifties, twenties, nineties, 1830s, 1840s, 1530s, 1860s, 1820s, 1870s +11 morePart of centuryParts year, twelvemonth
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

De·cen′na·ry noun; pl. Decennaries (#).

Origin: L. decennium a period of ten years; decem ten + annus a year.

1. A period of ten years.

2. O. Eng. Law A tithing consisting of ten neighboring families. Alexander Mansfield. Burrill

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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