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- [dih-sen-ee-uh m]
- /dɪˈsɛn i əm/
- /dɪsˈeniəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-sen-ee-uh m]
- /dɪˈsɛn i əm/
Definitions of decennium word
- noun decennium decade (sense 2) 3
- noun plural decennium a period of ten years; a decade. 1
- noun decennium A decade. 1
- noun decennium A period of ten years. 0
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Origin of decennium
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
From Latin, dating back to 1675-85; See origin at decennial
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Parts of speech for Decennium
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
decennium popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
decennium usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for decennium
noun decennium
- decennary — decade (sense 2)
- decagon — a polygon having ten sides
- decade — A decade is a period of ten years, especially one that begins with a year ending in 0, for example 1980 to 1989.
- decapod — any crustacean of the mostly marine order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking limbs: includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, and crayfish
- decemvir — (in ancient Rome) a member of a board of ten magistrates, esp either of the two commissions established in 451 and 450 bc to revise the laws
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