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decennial Definition

de·cen·nial (dē sen′ē əl)

adjective

  1. happening every ten years
  2. lasting ten years

Etymology: < L decennium (see decennium) + -al

noun

a tenth anniversary or its commemoration

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decennial Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • census: Records from the decennial census from 1841 to 1901 are also available to the public.
  • return: To understand the social background and employment of individuals at this time we have to rely on the decennial census returns.
  • conference: Decennial Conference of the Association of Social Anthropologists in 2003 with the theme ' Anthropology and Science ' .
  • issue: Their advice and the input they have devoted to this decennial issue has been invaluable.
  • datum: A wide variety of information is available including unemployment, population estimates and decennial census data.
  • report: The decennial report in Bulletin 85 will be photocopied by Brian Green on request.