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decade
dec·ade [ dé kàyd, de káyd, də káyd ] (plural dec·ades)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. ten years: a period of ten years
2. group of ten: a group, set, or series of ten
[15th century. Via French< late Latin decad-< Greek deka "ten"]

dec·a·dal [ dékəd'l ] adjective
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