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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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dec·a·dal [ dékəd'l ] adjective
