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decadal

[dek-uh-dl]

adjective

of or pertaining to a decade.

Origin:
1745–55; decade + -al¹

Related forms

dec·a·dal·ly, adverb

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decade (ˈdɛkeɪd, dɪˈkeɪd)

—n
1.	a period of ten consecutive years
2.	a group or series of ten

[C15: from Old French, from Late Latin decad-, decas, from Greek dekas, from deka ten]

de'cadal

—*adj*

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