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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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

How to pronounce decade?

1. Alex

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   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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   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. Simon Lovat:

   Copper is the most sought after commodity, it's a good time to buy copper assets now, there are some very visible deficits coming up at the end of this decade.

2. Thomas Boylan:

   It’s a pretty big deal, this is really going to set the tone for the rest of the decade and into the 2030s in terms of what this administration is looking for the auto industry to do when it comes to decarbonizing and ultimately electrifying.

3. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   If we vote In, I think there will be actually a wall of investment, companies that are responsible for employing people in this country and making things in this country will want to do more, employ more, make more ... if we vote out, it is a decade of uncertainty.

4. Konstantin Bikos:

   In terms of counting millennia or centuries or decades, it doesn't really matter, it's a man-made system. It matters in terms of categorizing time spans and talking about time spans. But the 203rd decade is, in astronomical terms, no different than the decade before or after.

5. George Paul:

   Realistically, we are looking at these animals dying in the next decade or so. But hopefully, using artificial methods of reproduction, we might be able to bring them back in the future, this might mean that it will happen when the current animals are already deceased, but it could happen.

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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