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

   Song lyrics by decade -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by decade on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Large Integer
   • Time Period

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

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How to pronounce decade?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say decade in sign language?

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. Steny Hoyer:

   The carnage that we've seen perpetrated by gun violence over the last decade has heightened the American people's concern, and the bill that we're putting on the floor we believe has the support of 90 percent of the American people.

2. Canada Soccer:

   Christine Sinclair is a once-in-a-generation athlete that has been at the heart of Canadian sport for over 20 years but what she accomplished in the past 10 years has changed the sport forever in our country, christine is the Canada Soccer Player of the Decade and unquestionably one of the greatest and most-loved athletes Canada has ever watched.

3. Phil Noble/Getty Images Meghan:

   Samantha Markle, who I had n’t seen for over a decade – and that was only for a day and a half – suddenly, it felt like Samantha Markle was everywhere, i do n’t know your middle name. I do n’t know your birthday. You’re telling these people that you raised me, and you’ve coined me ‘ Princess Pushy. ’.

4. Marcelo Arequipa:

   Being in power for over a decade is now starting to wear on President Evo Morales' government and its legitimacy, this is going to be a very complex election.

5. Dan Reynolds:

   We're trying to take some time off right now just to reconnect with family and friends. And I mean, we were on the road for really a decade straight. So all of us were just wanting to rediscover what it means to be, you know, a dad or a friend or a son, especially because I had a newborn and our guitarist has a relatively new child as well, so we're trying to just be dads and then, you know, when the itch comes up, I'm sure we'll be back out on the road pretty soon.

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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
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=decade