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- DictionaryDec·ade/ˈdeˌkād/
noun
- 1. a period of ten years: "he taught at the university for nearly a decade"
- 2. each of the five divisions of each chapter of the rosary: "a local priest led the mourners in a decade of the rosary"
Decade definition: a period of ten years. See examples of DECADE used in a sentence.
A decade (from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekas) 'a group of ten') is a period of ten years. Decades may describe any ten-year period, such as those of a person's life, or refer to specific groupings of calendar years.
She was so nervous to see her high school sweetheart at their reunion: it had been a decade (ten years) since she'd seen him at graduation, and she still got butterflies thinking about him. A decade is a period of ten years. Decade contains dec, which is used in words that have to do with tens.
a period of ten years, especially a continuous period, such as 1910–1919 or 2000–2009. the early decades of the nineteenth century. The nineties were a decade of rapid advances. a career spanning five decades.
3 days ago · A decade is a period of ten years, especially one that begins with a year ending in 0, for example, 1980 to 1989. ...the last decade of the nineteenth century. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. British English pronunciation. American English pronunciation. Collins. Apps. English Quiz. Confusables.
a period of ten years. Examples. This decade has seen huge technological advances. Crime in the city has increased during the past decade. The firm will invest £1 billion over the next decade. For over a decade I lived with this knowledge. The basic idea has been around for decades.
1. a period of ten years. 2. a period of ten years beginning with a year whose last digit is zero: the decade of the 1990s. 3. a set or series of ten. [1425–75; < Middle French < Late Latin decad-, s. of decas < Greek dekás group of ten = dék (a) ten + -as .]
