decade

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/ˈdɛkeɪd/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

present | coming, following, next | last, past, preceding, previous, recent

DECADE + VERB

elapse, go by, pass

Several decades have gone by since my grandmother first moved to this city.

begin, open, start

The new decade started with a lot of hope and excitement for most people.

close, end

see sth

The last decade has seen tremendous growth in online shopping and digital payments.

PREP

during a/the ~, for a/the ~, in a/the ~, over a/the ~, throughout a/the ~, within a/the ~

Definitions

noun

A group, set, or series of ten , particularly

a decade of soldiers

A group, set, or series of ten

The 1960s was a turbulent decade.

I haven’t seen my cousin in over a decade!

A group, set, or series of ten

The year was divided up into twelve months renamed after the seasons [...]; each month comprised three ‘decades’ of ten days – with the décadi replacing Sundays as a day of rest; and each day was reconsecrated to a natural product or farming tool or technique.

A group, set, or series of ten

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one

noun — a period of 10 years

decennary
decennium

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a decade of soldiers

Wiktionary

The 1960s was a turbulent decade.

Wiktionary

I haven’t seen my cousin in over a decade!

Wiktionary

We have experienced many changes over the last decade.

Tatoeba · #23616

I lost my son about a decade ago.

Tatoeba · #259236

It was almost a decade ago, on May 8th, 1980, that Mount St. Helens erupted.

Tatoeba · #271911

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, decade is marked as archaic, literary. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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