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decennium

decennium

English

Noun

decennium (plural decenniums or decennia)

  1. A period of ten years.
    • 1998, soc.culture.netherlands, Usenet:
      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.
    • 1996, soc.culture.usa, 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).

Usage notes

Although decade may be taken as any group of ten years, it is commonly restricted to the informal ten-year periods of the calendar whose last digits run from 0 to 9. Decennium &c. has no such restriction.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

decennium n (plural decennia or decenniën, diminutive decenniumpje n)

  1. a period of ten years

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Latin

Etymology

decem (ten) + annus (year)

Pronunciation

Noun

decennium n (genitive decenniī); second declension

  1. decennium; decade

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative decennium decennia
genitive decenniī decenniōrum
dative decenniō decenniīs
accusative decennium decennia
ablative decenniō decenniīs
vocative decennium decennia
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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈsɛnɪɵm/

Noun

decennium n

  1. decade; a period of ten years

Declension