'Decade' definitions:

Definition of 'decade'

From: WordNet
noun
A period of 10 years [syn: decade, decennary, decennium]
noun
The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: ten, 10, X, tenner, decade]

Definition of 'Decade'

From: GCIDE
  • Decade \Dec"ade\, n. [F. d['e]cade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr. ?, fr. de`ka ten. See Ten.] A group or division of ten; esp., a period of ten years; a decennium; as, a decade of years or days; a decade of soldiers; the second decade of Livy. [Written also decad.] [1913 Webster]
  • During this notable decade of years. --Gladstone. Decadence

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