decade
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decade
- /ˈdɛkeɪd/ UK
- /dəˈkeɪd/ UK, dated
- /ˈdɛkeɪd/ Canada, US
- /dəˈkeɪd/ Canada, US
- /ˈdekæɪd/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈdɛkəd/ Canada, US, UK
Sounds like decayed (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle English decade, from Old French decade, from Late Latin decādem (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”). In reference to a span of ten years, originally a clipping of the phrase decade of years. By surface analysis, dec- + -ade. Doublet of decad and dekad.
noun decades · decad
- A group, set, or series of ten , particularly a decade of soldiers
- A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. The 1960s was a turbulent decade.
- A period of ten days, particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars. The year was divided up into twelve months renamed after the seasons [...]; each month comprised three ‘decades’ of ten days – with the décadi replacing Sundays as a day of rest; and each day was reconsecrated to a natural product or farming tool or technique.
- A work in ten parts or books, particularly such divisions of Livy's History of Rome.
- A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.
- Any of the sets of ten sequential braille characters with predictable patterns.
- A set of ten electronic devices used to represent digits.
- A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance.
- The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1. There are decades between 1.8 and 18, between 25 and 250 and between 0.03 and 0.003.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: decennary, decennium, ten, tenner, x, decennial, century, tenth, dozen, time, period, convene, convening, holding, contract, years
Translations
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noun series of ten things
| Español | década |
|---|---|
| Português | dezena |
| Français | dizaine, décade |
| Deutsch | Dekade |
| Italiano | decina |
| Ελληνικά | δεκάδα dekáda |
| Română | decadă |
| Русский | деся́ток desjátok |
| Tiếng Việt | chục, bộ mười, nhóm mười |
noun period of ten years
| Español | década, decenio, decenario |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 十年 jūnen |
| 中文 | 十年 shí nián, 年代 niándài |
| हिन्दी | दशक daśak |
| Kiswahili | mwongo |
| Português | década, decênio |
| Français | décennie |
| Deutsch | Jahrzehnt, Dezennium, Dekade |
| Italiano | decennio |
| Ελληνικά | δεκαετία dekaetía |
| Română | deceniu |
| Русский | десятиле́тие desjatilétije, десятиле́тка desjatilétka |
| Tiếng Việt | thập kỷ, thập niên, mười năm |
| العربية | عَقْد ʕaqd, عَشْرِيَّة ʕašriyya |
| עברית | עשור asór |
noun electronics: set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected to provide even increments between one and ten
| Italiano | decade |
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Talk about this word "decade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. decade. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decade "decade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decade.Cite this
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title = {decade},
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