Decade (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A period of 10 years.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Synonyms

• Decennium
• Decennary

Hypernyms

• Period
• Period Of Time

Hyponyms

• 1940s
• 1880s
• 1990s
• 1920s
• 1890s
• 1930s
• 1980s
• 1950s
• 1960s
• 1970s

Meaning ²

The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Synonyms

• Ten
• 10
• X
• Tenner

Hypernyms

• Large Integer