décade

See also: decade

French

Etymology

From Latin decās (stem decād-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.kad/
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Noun

décade f (plural décades)

  1. period of ten days (such as the week in the French Republican Calendar)
  2. (sometimes proscribed as an Anglicism) decade (period of ten years)
    Synonym: (more common) décennie

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