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Webster 1913 Edition
Decennial
De-cen′ni-al
,Adj.
[See
Decennary
.] Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years;
as, a
decennial
period; decennial
games. Hallam.
De-cen′ni-al
,Noun.
A tenth year or tenth anniversary.
Webster 1828 Edition
Decennial
DECEN'NIAL
,Adj.
DEC'ENNOVAL,
DECEN'NOVARY, a. [L. decem, ten, and novem, nine.] Pertaining to the number nineteen; designating a period or circle of nineteen years.
DE'CENT, a. [L. decens; Fr. decent.]
Definition 2024
decennial
decennial
English
Noun
decennial (plural decennials)
- The tenth anniversary of an event or happening.
Synonyms
- decaversary (informal, rare)
- tin anniversary (informal)
Related terms
Translations
Adjective
decennial (not comparable)
Synonyms
- decennary
- (obsolete) decennal, decennalian
Derived terms
- (adv.): decennially