English
Etymology
From L. decem ten annum year
Noun
en-noun|pl=decenniums or decennia
- a period of ten years
#:quotations:
#:*1998:"G.B. still has to cope with the heritage of approx. 20 years of consecutive Conservative reigns, just as you guys are getting your act together after almost a decennium of Enlightened Ronnie. " — 1
#:*1996:" Christian leaders refused even to *look* through Galileo's telescope (as a matter of fact, the Vatican cleared Galileo's name only as late as in the previous decennium)." — 2
Synonyms
decade
Related terms
millennium
Translations
Dutch: #Dutch|decennium
German: #German|Dezennium
Swedish: #Swedish|decennium
Dutch
Noun
decennium
- a period of ten years
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio|Sv-decennium.ogg|audio
Noun
sv-noun-irreg-n|decennium|decenniet|decennier|decennierna
infl|sv|noun|g=n
- decade; a period of ten years
ko:decennium
la:decennium
pl:decennium
sv:decennium
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