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

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