decennium

[ dih-sen-ee-uhm ]

/ dɪˈsɛn i əm /

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noun, plural de·cen·ni·ums, de·cen·ni·a [dih-sen-ee-uh]. /dɪˈsɛn i ə/.

a period of ten years; a decade.

Origin of decennium

From Latin, dating back to 1675–85; see origin at decennial

Words nearby decennium

decenary, decencies, decency, decennary, decennial, decennium, decent, decenter, decentralize, decentralized processing, decentre

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Example sentences from the Web for decennium

We have much need to distinguish century from century and decennium from decennium.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2|G. T. Stokes
He was occupied actively with teaching, but the dominant feature of the decennium was his assumption of the Darwinian doctrines.
Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work|P. Chalmers Mitchell
The decennium extending from 1550 to 1560 was the good period of Ivan IV.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1|Various
But with intellectual matters it is totally different; they change from century to century, nay, from decennium to decennium.
Popular scientific lectures|Ernst Mach

These are the only monuments of early typography acknowledged to come within the present decennium.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam

British Dictionary definitions for decennium

decennium

decennary (dɪˈsɛnərɪ)

/ (dɪˈsɛnɪəm) /

noun plural -niums, -nia (-nɪə) or -naries

a less common word for decade (def. 1)

Word Origin for decennium

C17: from Latin, from decem ten + annus year

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单词	decennium
释义	decennium [ dih-sen-ee-uhm ] / dɪˈsɛn i əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decennium ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural de·cen·ni·ums, de·cen·ni·a [dih-sen-ee-uh]. /dɪˈsɛn i ə/. a period of ten years; a decade. Origin of decennium From Latin, dating back to 1675–85; see origin at decennial Words nearby decennium decenary, decencies, decency, decennary, decennial, decennium, decent, decenter, decentralize, decentralized processing, decentre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decennium We have much need to distinguish century from century and decennium from decennium. The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2\|G. T. Stokes He was occupied actively with teaching, but the dominant feature of the decennium was his assumption of the Darwinian doctrines. Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work\|P. Chalmers Mitchell The decennium extending from 1550 to 1560 was the good period of Ivan IV. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1\|Various But with intellectual matters it is totally different; they change from century to century, nay, from decennium to decennium. Popular scientific lectures\|Ernst Mach These are the only monuments of early typography acknowledged to come within the present decennium. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1\|Henry Hallam British Dictionary definitions for decennium decennium decennary (dɪˈsɛnərɪ) / (dɪˈsɛnɪəm) / noun plural -niums, -nia (-nɪə) or -naries a less common word for decade (def. 1) Word Origin for decennium C17: from Latin, from decem ten + annus year Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to decennium decennary, decagon, decade, decapod, decemvir, decemvirate
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decennium

noun, plural de·cen·ni·ums, de·cen·ni·a [dih-sen-ee-uh]. /dɪˈsɛn i ə/.

Origin of decennium

Words nearby decennium

Example sentences from the Web for decennium

British Dictionary definitions for decennium

decennary (dɪˈsɛnərɪ)

noun plural -niums, -nia (-nɪə) or -naries

Word Origin for decennium

Words related to decennium