multidecade en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English decade English multidecade From multi- + decade.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Extending over multiple decades.
With the pound at a multidecade low and British banks requiring ever-larger injections of taxpayer cash, it is no wonder that observers have started to refer to London as “Reykjavik-on-Thames.”
2009 January 22, Julia Werdigier, Nelson D. Schwartz, “The Falling Pound Raises Fears of Nationalization”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2012:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| multi-decade | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
yearlong · multiweek · yearslong · perennial · multiday · multimonth · multiyear · decadelong