decade

de·cade

noun \ˈde-ˌkād, de-ˈkād; especially sense 1b ˈde-kəd\

: a period of 10 years; especially : a 10-year period beginning with a year ending in 0

Full Definition of DECADE

1

:  a group or set of 10: as

a :  a period of 10 years

b :  a division of the rosary that consists primarily of 10 Hail Marys

2

:  a ratio of 10 to 1 :  order of magnitude

— de·cad·al \ˈde-kə-d^əl\ adjective

Examples of DECADE

1. The war lasted nearly a decade.
2. The bridge was built a decade ago.
3. The decade of the 1920s runs from January 1, 1920 to December 31, 1929.
4. the first decade of the 21st century
5. There have been a lot of changes during the past two decades.

Origin of DECADE

Middle English, from Middle French décade, from Late Latin decad-, decas, from Greek dekad-, dekas, from deka

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with DECADE

abrade, afraid, air raid, arcade, Band-Aid, barmaid, Belgrade, blockade, bondmaid, bridesmaid, brigade, brocade, cascade, charade, clichéd, cockade, corrade, cross-trade, crusade, degrade, dissuade, downgrade, evade, eyeshade, fair-trade, first aid, glissade, grenade, handmade, homemade, housemaid, inlaid, invade, limeade, low-grade, man-made, mermaid, milkmaid, navaid, nightshade, nursemaid, old maid, parade, persuade, pervade, plain-laid, pomade, postpaid, sacheted, scalade, sea-maid, self-made, stockade, sunshade, switchblade, torsade, twayblade, twice-laid, unbraid, unlade, unmade, unpaid, upbraid, upgrade