decade

1. a period of ten consecutive years

2. a group or series of ten

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decade

[de′kād]

(electricity)

A group or assembly of 10 units; for example, a decade counter counts 10 in one column, and a decade box inserts resistance quantities in multiples of powers of 10.

(science and technology)

The interval between any two quantities having the ratio of 10 to 1.

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Decade

(1) A ten-day period. During the French Revolution, the week was replaced by the decade.

(2) A group of ten—in antiquity, a group of soldiers, for example.

(3) A ten-day period of time devoted to some social event or special occasion—for example, a decade of Ukrainian literature or a decade of Azerbaijani music.

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And just a little over a decade of genuine friendship.'

Bea Alonzo's over-a-decade bond with 'One More Chance' friends still strong

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Creation of international center for water action decade proposed in Dushanbe

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Were the 1960s Baseball's Best Decade?

At 5.7 percent, euro era debt growth in the eurozone is three times faster than that of Japan in the "lost decade."

Europe worse than Japan's lost decade?

In the first three quarters of 2011, Bulgaria FDI was estimated at EUR 535 M, with the last quarter expected to boost the 2011 total to about EUR 1 B, bringing the decade's FDI figure to appr.

Bulgaria Got EUR 37 B in Foreign Direct Investment in 2001-2011

To mark the launch of the Decade, governments in countries such as Australia, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, the Philippines, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam will host high-profile events and release national plans to improve safety and services for victims.

Decade of Action for Road Safety set for launch

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But there is another side to this decade which needs to be encompassed by a proper name.

Why it has been so difficult to name the decade 2001-2010

Despite these fluctuations, the decade ended right where it began - with annual employment estimated at 120,400 jobs.

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