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decade definition

dec·ade (dek′ād′; also, and for 3 usually, dek′əd, -id; Brit also di kād′, də-)

noun

  1. a group of ten
  2. a period of ten years; esp., in the Gregorian calendar
    1. officially a ten-year period beginning with the year 1, as 1921-1930, 1931-1940, etc.
    2. in common usage, a ten-year period beginning with a year 0, as 1920-1929, 1930-1939, etc.
  3. a division of the rosary consisting of one large bead and ten small beads

Etymology: LME < OFr < LL decas (gen. decadis) < Gr dekas < deka, ten

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decade Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • neglect: The condition of the stand was poor, hinting at decades of neglect punctuated by moments of abuse.

Possessives

  • worth: It's the pinnacle of a decade's worth of sonic adventures.

Converse of object

  • span: In a career spanning three decades, Jones has brought a wide range of keenly etched characters to the movie screen.

Adjective modifier

  • past: In the past decade Hoover hasn't had an easy time.

Noun used with modifier

  • programfor: Are completely free off for insurers programfor decades the excessive jury awards.
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decade quotes

I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving thegoal, beforethisdecadeisout, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.

-Kennedy,John F(itzgerald)

The new industrial revolution is a two-edged sword. It may be used for the benefit of humanity, assuming that humanity survives long enough to reach a period in whichsuch a benefit ispossible.If, however, we proceed along the clear and obvious lines of our traditional behavior, and follow our traditional worship of progress and the fifth freedomöthe freedom to exploitöit is practically certain that we shall have to face a decade or more of ruin and despair.

-Wiener, Norbert

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