Decade Meaning
/ˈdɛkeɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA group, set, or series of ten , particularly
nounA group, set, or series of ten, A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9.
Sentence Examples
We have experienced many changes over the last decade.
I lost my son about a decade ago.
The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Over a single ____ the small town grew into a city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We have experienced many changes over the last ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English decade, from Old French decade, from Late Latin decādem (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”). In reference to a span of ten years, originally a clipping of the phrase decade of years. By surface analysis, dec- + -ade. Doublet of decad and dekad.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification."
— 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:
"Thru May: 1920s — The Decade That Roared. New exhibition portraying historical events and everyday life during the Roaring Twenties."
— 1979 December, “Museums”, in Texas Monthly, volume 7, number 12, page 22:
"Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades."
— 2013 March, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 16 May 2013, page 134:
"Some of these employees have been with the company for decades, which made the company's claims that it offers good training, positive management and excellent job security and benefit packages all the more compelling."
— 2020 January 2, Paul Stephen, “A great place to work”, in Rail, page 29:
"We would pick a decade / We wished we could live in instead of this / I'd say the 1830s but without all the racists"
— 2024, “I Hate It Here”, in The Tortured Poets Department, performed by Taylor Swift:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Over a single ____ the small town grew into a city.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We have experienced many changes over the last ____.