Definition of DECADE

Definition of decade

a group or set of 10: such as; a period of 10 years; a division of the rosary that consists primarily of 10 Hail Marys… See the full definition

Middle English, from Middle French décade, from Late Latin decad-, decas, from Greek dekad-, dekas, from deka — see deca-

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 “Decade.”

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