DECENNIUM

decade, decennary, decennium

(noun) a period of 10 years

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decennium (plural decenniums or decennia)

A period of ten years.

Usage notes

Although decade may be taken as any group of ten years, it is commonly restricted to the informal ten-year periods of the calendar whose last digits run from 0 to 9. Decennium has no such restriction.

Synonyms

• decenniad

• decennary

• (in some contexts): decade

Source: Wiktionary


De*cen"ni*um, n.; pl. Decenniums, L. Decennia. Etym: [L.]

Definition: A period of ten years. "The present decennium." Hallam. "The last decennium of Chaucer's life." A. W. Ward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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