Definitions for decade
ˈdɛk eɪd; Brit. also dɪˈkeɪddecade

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. decade, decennary, decenniumnoun

   a period of 10 years

2. ten, 10, X, tenner, decadenoun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. decadenoun

   A series or group of ten things.

   a decade of soldiers

2. decadenoun

   A period of ten years.

3. decadenoun

   A group of ten days under the French Revolutionary calendar.

4. decadenoun

   A series of ten Hail Marys in the rosary.

5. decadenoun

   The interval between any two quantities having the ratio 10 to 1.

   There are decades between 1.8 and 18, between 25 and 250 and between 0.03 and 0.003.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decadenoun

   The sum of ten; a number containing ten.

   Etymology: δέϰα Gr. decas, Latin.

   Men were not only out in the number of some days, the latitude of a few years, but might be wide by whole olympiads, and divers decades of years. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   We make cycles and periods of years; as decades, centuries, and chiliads, chiefly for the use of computations in history, chronology, and astronomy. William Holder, on Time.

   All rank’d by ten; whole decades, when they dine,
   Must want a Trojan slave to pour the wine. Alexander Pope, Iliad.

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1. decade

   A decade is a period of ten years.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Decadenoun

   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

2. Etymology: [F. dcade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr. , fr. de`ka ten. See Ten.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Decade

   A decade is a period of 10 years. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek dekas which means ten. Other words for spans of years also come from Latin: lustrum, century, millennium.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Decade

   dek′ād, Decad, dek′ad, n. a group of ten, esp. a series of ten years.—adj. Dec′adal. [Fr. décade—Gr. dekas—deka, ten.]

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1. decade

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'decade' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2675

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'decade' in Nouns Frequency: #756

How to pronounce decade?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of decade in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of decade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of decade in a Sentence

1. Kevin Davis:

   The challenge police chiefs have, across the country, is to articulate the necessity to do these things consistent with community expectations, does it cost money, of course... The cost of not is setting your city, your county, your town back a decade after a crisis occurs that people look at and decide something was preventable, and the right steps weren't taken to prevent a crisis.

2. Mitt Romney:

   My party has changed a great deal over the last decade. It will change again over the next 10 years. I can’t tell you how, but I think we’ll have more voices than one at some point, but right now one voice, and that’s President Trump’s voice, is the loudest and the strongest and bucking him is something people will do at their peril.

3. Mary Brett Whitfield:

   The visibility available online makes it easier for niche and specialty brands to develop awareness and an audience that would n’t have been possible a decade ago, herschel Supply Company effectively uses social media and digital content such as Herschel Supply Company Well-Travelled travel/photo blog to create engagement and forge a connection with customers.

4. John F. Kennedy, Rice University speech on September 12, 1962:

   We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy - but because they are hard! Because that challenge is one we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone and one we intend to win!

5. President Barack Obama:

   Last year, Vice President Biden said that with a new moonshot, America can cure cancer. Last month, he worked with this Congress to give scientists at the National Institutes of Health the strongest resources they've had in over a decade, tonight, I'm announcing a new national effort to get it done.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=decade
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Decade
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=decade
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decade
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=decade
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=decade