English > decade: 2 senses > noun 1, time| Meaning | A period of 10 years. |
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| Synonyms | decennary, decennium |
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| Part of | century | A period of 100 years |
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| Parts | year, twelvemonth, yr | A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days |
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| Narrower | 1530s | The decade from 1530 to 1539 |
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| 1750s | The decade from 1750 to 1759 |
| 1760s | The decade from 1760 to 1769 |
| 1770s | The decade from 1770 to 1779 |
| 1780s | The decade from 1780 to 1789 |
| 1790s | The decade from 1790 to 1799 |
| 1820s | The decade from 1820 to 1829 |
| 1830s | The decade from 1830 to 1839 |
| 1840s | The decade from 1840 to 1849 |
| 1850s | The decade from 1850 to 1859 |
| 1860s | The decade from 1860 to 1869 |
| 1870s | The decade from 1870 to 1879 |
| 1900s | The decade from 1900 to 1909 |
| eighties, 1980s | The decade from 1980 to 1989 |
| eighties, 1880s | The decade from 1880 to 1889 |
| fifties, 1950s | The decade from 1950 to 1959 |
| forties, 1940s | The decade from 1940 to 1949 |
| nineties, 1990s | The decade from 1990 to 1999 |
| nineties, 1890s | The decade from 1890 to 1899 |
| seventies, 1970s | The decade from 1970 to 1979 |
| sixties, 1960s | The decade from 1960 to 1969 |
| thirties, 1930s | The decade from 1930 to 1939 |
| twenties, 1920s | The decade from 1920 to 1929 |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
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| Spanish | decada, década, decenio |
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| Catalan | dècada, decenni |
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