la
feminine
/ˈdekaða/
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Translation
decade
Word origin
From Late Latin decas ('a group of ten'), from Greek dekas, from deka ('ten'). The same Greek root lies behind English 'decade' and 'decimal'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- deka
- English cognates
- decade, decimal
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraldécadas
Examples
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The city has changed a lot over the last decade.
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She worked at the same company for more than a decade.
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The music of that decade is still very popular.
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In the coming decades technology will advance even further.
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Do you remember the fashion of the eighties?
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