Definitions for decade
ˈdɛk eɪd; Brit. also dɪˈkeɪddecade

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. decade, decennary, decennium(noun)

   a period of 10 years

2. ten, 10, X, tenner, decade(noun)

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

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. decade(Noun)

   A series or group of ten things.

   a decade of soldiers

2. decade(Noun)

   A period of ten years.

3. decade(Noun)

   A group of ten days under the French Revolutionary calendar.

4. decade(Noun)

   A series of ten Hail Marys in the rosary.

5. 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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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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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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. President Barack Obama:

   In this decade we will.

2. Jim Rebello:

   It ultimately might take a decade or two.

3. Alessandro Bogliolo:

   We lost probably a decade of opportunity.

4. Franklin D. Roosevelt:

   It is fun to be in the same decade with you.

5. Mehmet Gerz:

   Turkish stocks are at the cheapest level in a decade.

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