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decade noun

  /dəˈkeɪd/ , /ˈdɛkeɪd/ , /ˈdɛkəd/
  • A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]
 Jahrzehnt, Dekade, Dezennium
  • (Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.
  • A group, set, or series of ten [from 16th c.], particularly:
  • Any of the sets of ten sequential braille characters with predictable patterns.
 Dekade

decadence noun

  /ˈdɛkədəns/
  • A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay
 Dekadenz

decadent adjective

  /ˈdɛkədənt/
  • Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
  • Luxuriously self-indulgent.
 dekadent
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