What does decade mean?
Definitions for decadeˈdɛk eɪd; Brit. also dɪˈkeɪd
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word decade.
Princeton's WordNet
decade, decennary, decennium(noun)
a period of 10 years
ten, 10, X, tenner, decade(noun)
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
Wiktionary
decade(Noun)
A series or group of ten things.
a decade of soldiers
decade(Noun)
A period of ten years.
decade(Noun)
A group of ten days under the French Revolutionary calendar.
decade(Noun)
A series of ten Hail Marys in the rosary.
decade(Noun)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Decade(noun)
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
Origin: [F. dcade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr. , fr. de`ka ten. See Ten.]
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'decade' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2675
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'decade' in Nouns Frequency: #756
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of decade in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of decade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
In this decade we will.
It is fun to be in the same decade with you.
We have to stop wanting to look like that decade before.
It has consistently proven its worth in the past decade and a half.
It's a high-flowing offshore test well rarely seen over the last decade.
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Translations for decade
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- dezenioAragonese
- عشر سنواتArabic
- дзесяцігоддзеBelarusian
- десетилетие, декада, десяткаBulgarian
- dekved, degadBreton
- dècada, decenniCatalan, Valencian
- desetiletí, desítkaCzech
- degawdWelsh
- årti, dekadeDanish
- Dekade, JahrzehntGerman
- δεκαετία, δεκάδαGreek
- jardekoEsperanto
- década, decenioSpanish
- aastakümnedEstonian
- hamarkadaBasque
- dekadi, vuosikymmenFinnish
- décennie, dizaine, décadeFrench
- deicheadScottish Gaelic
- decenio, décadaGalician
- עשורHebrew
- दHindi
- évtizedHungarian
- տասնամյակ, տասնյակArmenian
- dasawarsa, dekadeIndonesian
- decina, decennio, decadeItalian
- 十年, 10年Japanese
- ათი წელი, ათწლეულიGeorgian
- JoerzéngtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- деценија, декада, десеткаMacedonian
- dekad, dasawarsaMalay
- decennium, decade, jaartien, tiental, tientjeDutch
- desennium, tiår, årti, dekade, decenniumNorwegian
- dziesięciolecie, dziesiątka, dekadaPolish
- década, decênio, dezenaPortuguese
- deceniu, decadăRomanian
- декада, десяток, десятилетие, десятилеткаRussian
- decenija, десетлеће, desetlećeSerbo-Croatian
- desaťročie, dekádaSlovak
- desetletjeSlovene
- årtionde, decennium, dekadSwedish
- muungoSwahili
- దశాబ్దము, దశాబ్దిTelugu
- onluTurkish
- десятиліттяUkrainian
- chục, [[thập kỷ]], [[thập niên]], [[mười]] [[năm]]Vietnamese
- degyelVolapük
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