adj
Meaning 1
Occurring every ten years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
decennial
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /dɪˈsɛnɪəɫ/
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CMU ARPABET: D AH0 S EH1 N IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or related to a ten-year period, as a term of office.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of decade, a ten-year period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decade
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A tenth anniversary, particularly
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noun
Meaning 5
A tenth anniversary, particularly
Synonym of decennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 10th year of a Roman emperor's reign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decennalia
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin decennialis, from decennium (“10-year period”) + -ālis, from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (“-ium”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from decem (“ten”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: decennal — Occurring every ten years
- French: décennal — Occurring every ten years
- Italian: decennale — Occurring every ten years
- Spanish: decenal — Occurring every ten years
- Catalan: decennal — tenth anniversary of an event
- French: décennal — tenth anniversary of an event
- Italian: decennale — tenth anniversary of an event
- Spanish: decenal — tenth anniversary of an event