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decennary en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsɛnəɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin decennis (“decennial, of ten years”) + -ary.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Decennial: of or related to a ten-year period.

decennary en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsɛnəɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin decennis (“decennial, of ten years”) + -ary.

Meanings

1. A decennium: a period of ten years.

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Synonyms

decennium

decennary en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsɛnəɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin decennārius, a variant of decanarius (“containing ten items; related to the number ten”).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of decenary: of or related to the number ten; containing ten items.
   alt of decenary

decennary en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsɛnəɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin decennārius, a variant of decēnārius.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, historical, not-comparable) Alternative form of decenary: of or related to a tithing.
   alt of decenary

decennary en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsɛnəɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin decennārius, a variant of decēnārius.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, historical) Alternative form of decenary: a tithing.
   alt of decenary
   • All males... should... be enrolled in a tithing, or decennary, which originally consisted of ten free families. 1881, T.S. Frampton, Hundred of Wrotham, page 36:

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