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decad.

Archaic form of decade (“period of ten years”).

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɛkæd/
  1. Archaic form of decade (“period of ten years”).

    alt-of · archaic
  2. Archaic form of decade (“group of ten”).

    alt-of · archaic
  3. A group of ten notes from which the consonant triads may be constructed

Where this word comes from

Doublet of decade and dekad. By surface analysis, dec- + -ad.

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