Associations to the word «Decade»

Wiktionary

DECADE, noun. A series or group of ten things. [from 16th c.]
DECADE, noun. A period of ten years. [from 17th c.]
DECADE, noun. (French history) In the French Revolutionary calendar, a group of ten days. [from 18th c.]
DECADE, noun. (Roman Catholicism) A series of ten Hail Marys in the rosary.
DECADE, noun. (physics) (engineering) The interval between any two quantities having the ratio 10 to 1.
DECADE COUNTER, noun. (electronics) A counter that counts in decimal digits, rather than in binary.
DECADE LONG, adjective. Alternative spelling of decade-long

Dictionary definition

DECADE, noun. A period of 10 years.
DECADE, noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.