decennium
nounUK /dɪˈsɛnɪəm/
Etymology From Latin decennium, from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns), from deciēs (“ten times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Equivalent to decennial + -ium.
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Rare Synonym of decade: a ten year period.
- G.B. still has to cope with the heritage of approx. 20 years of consecutive Conservative reigns, just as you guys are getting your act together after almost a decennium of Enlightened Ronnie.1998, soc.culture.netherlands (Usenet):
- Christian leaders refused even to *look* through Galileo's telescope (as a matter of fact, the Vatican cleared Galileo's name only as late as in the previous decennium).1996, soc.culture.usa (Usenet):
- Related terms
- decennial, decennially