Decade

/ˈdɛkeɪd/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A period of ten years.

The 1990s were an influential decade in music.

Any group or series of ten, especially a set of ten years.

The project lasted over a decade before it was finally completed.

In some contexts, a collection or series of ten items or themes.

The exhibit featured a decade of modern art.

Derived from the Latin word 'decas', which means 'a group of ten'.

New decade:

Refers to the start of a new ten-year period.

Last decade:

Refers to the ten-year period prior to the current year.

Tenspot

That movie defined a whole tenspot back in the '90s.

Decadal

We're looking back at the decadal trends of technology.