decade

noun

A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9.

A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:

(Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.

(history) A period of ten days, particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars.

Any of the sets of ten sequential braille characters with predictable patterns.

(electronics) A set of ten electronic devices used to represent digits.

(electronics) A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance.

(physics, engineering) The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1.

(literary, archaic) A work in ten parts or books, particularly such divisions of Livy's History of Rome.

Roots

dekadeca- · Greek · ten

Synonyms for decade

decenniumn decennaryn tenn centuryn twelvemonthn quinquenniumn

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Where does decade come from?

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