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decennium

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9 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈsɛnɪəm/Part of speech nounSorted cdeeimnnuStarts with DEnds with M0 clues
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  1. a period of 10 years

Word origin

From Latin decennium, from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns), from deciēs (“ten times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Equivalent to decennial + -ium.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • 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).

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