decennial

CEFRB2

/dɪˈsɛnɪəɫ/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happening once every ten years.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A tenth anniversary, particularly

Examples

  • The government conducts a decennial census to count the population.

  • Decennial reviews are very important.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Occurring every ten years.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of decade, a ten-year period.

  2. Synonym of decennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 10th year of a Roman emperor's reign.

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In context

  • The decennial census was conducted.

  • Roman coins mentioning the vota publica for Macrinus are RIC IV.1 5–13; on vota publica for the decennials and vicennials of emperors in the 2nd and 3rd c. ad, see Chastagnol 1984.

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Origin

adjective

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).