| 单词 | decennary |
| 释义 | decennary (once / 274868 pages) n A decennary is rare word for a ten-year period. In other words, it's a decade. Call a decade a decennary if you’re feeling like an old fashioned British lawyer. Like decade and decagon (polygon with ten sides), decennary comes from the Latin root decem for “ten.” A hundred years is made up of ten decennaries. People tend to make a big deal about birthdays that end a decennary, like turning 10, 20, or 30, etc.. A decennary is also known as a decennium. An old definition for this word is “ten neighboring families,” but that definition is from a few decennaries ago. WORD FAMILYdecennary: decennaries USAGE EXAMPLESIf he fled, either before or after finding sureties, the borsholder and decennary became liable to inquiry, and were exposed to the penalties of law. Hume, David, The History of England in Three Vol...(2010) And therefore, anciently, no man was suffered to abide in England above forty days, unless he were enrolled in some tithing or decennary. Various, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement...(2010) If he fled, either before or after finding sureties, the borsholder and decennary became liable to inquiry, and were exposed to the penalties of law. Hume, David, The History of England, Volume I(2010) n a period of 10 years Syn|Hypo|Hyper decade, decennium 1900s the decade from 1900 to 1909 1530sthe decade from 1530 to 1539 1920s, twentiesthe decade from 1920 to 1929 1820sthe decade from 1820 to 1829 1930s, thirtiesthe decade from 1930 to 1939 1830sthe decade from 1830 to 1839 1940s, fortiesthe decade from 1940 to 1949 1840sthe decade from 1840 to 1849 1950s, fiftiesthe decade from 1950 to 1959 1850sthe decade from 1850 to 1859 1750sthe decade from 1750 to 1759 1960s, sixtiesthe decade from 1960 to 1969 1860sthe decade from 1860 to 1869 1760sthe decade from 1760 to 1769 1970s, seventiesthe decade from 1970 to 1979 1870sthe decade from 1870 to 1879 1770sthe decade from 1770 to 1779 1980s, eightiesthe decade from 1980 to 1989 1880s, eightiesthe decade from 1880 to 1889 1780sthe decade from 1780 to 1789 1990s, ninetiesthe decade from 1990 to 1999 1890s, ninetiesthe decade from 1890 to 1899 1790sthe decade from 1790 to 1799 period, period of time, time period an amount of time |
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