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Decennium

noun/dɪshˈæbɪɾᵻd/
Definition
a period of 10 years
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪshˈæbɪɾᵻd/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪsˈɛniəm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪsˈɛniəm/
3 syllables Say it as /dɪshˈæbɪɾᵻd/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Jahrzehnt
einen Zeitraum von 10 Jahren
🇫🇷French
décennie
une période de 10 ans
🇪🇸Spanish
decenio
un periodo de 10 años
🇮🇹Italian
decennio
un periodo di 10 anni
🇵🇹Portuguese
decênio
um período de 10 anos
🇷🇺Russian
десятилетие
срок 10 лет
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दशक
10 वर्ष की अवधि
🇮🇳Tamil
தசாப்தம்
10 வருட காலம்
🇮🇳Telugu
దశాబ్దం
10 సంవత్సరాల కాలం
🇮🇳Marathi
दशांश
10 वर्षांचा कालावधी
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડેસેનિયમ
10 વર્ષનો સમયગાળો
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಶಮಾನ
10 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಅವಧಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദശാബ്ദകാലം
10 വർഷത്തെ കാലയളവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
decenium
10 ਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
عشرہ
10 سال کی مدت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
十年
10年期间
🇯🇵Japanese
10年目
10年間の期間
🇰🇷Korean
10년
10년의 기간
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thiên niên kỷ
khoảng thời gian 10 năm
🇹🇭Thai
ทศวรรษ
ระยะเวลา 10 ปี
🇮🇩Indonesian
sepuluh tahun
jangka waktu 10 tahun
🇵🇭Filipino
desennium
isang panahon ng 10 taon
🇲🇾Malay
desennium
tempoh 10 tahun
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عقد عشر سنوات
فترة 10 سنوات
🇮🇷Persian
ده ساله
یک دوره 10 ساله
🇹🇷Turkish
on yıllık dönem
10 yıllık bir süre
🇮🇱Hebrew
עשור
תקופה של 10 שנים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'decennium'?
The primary meaning of 'decennium' is 'a period of 10 years'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'decennium' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'decennium' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'decennium' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'decennium' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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