noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of decade: a ten year period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decade
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
decennium
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UK: /dɪˈsɛnɪəm/
noun
Meaning 2
a period of 10 years
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decade, decennary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
Narrower terms: 1900s, 1530s, twenties, 1920s, 1820s, thirties, 1930s, 1830s, forties, 1940s, 1840s, fifties, 1950s, 1850s, 1750s, sixties, 1960s, 1860s, 1760s, seventies, 1970s, 1870s, 1770s, eighties, 1980s, 1880s, 1780s, nineties, 1990s, 1890s, 1790s
History
Etymology
From Latin decennium, from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns), from deciēs (“ten times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Equivalent to decennial + -ium.