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noun
A period of economic stagnation, originally referring to Japan in the 1990s (later extended to the 2000s and sometimes the 2010s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of lost decade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
Calque of Japanese 失われた10年 (ushinawareta juu-nen).
