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decade-long

decade-long adjective: extending over a decade.

Adjective

decade-long (not comparable)

  1. Extending over a decade.
    • By 1960, NASA had sketched the outline for a decadelong effort toward unmanned and then manned lunar explorations, as well as sending spacecraft to Venus and Mars.2007 June 11, Jeremy Pearce, “Homer J. Stewart, 91, Aerospace Engineer, Dies”, in New York Times

Forms of decade-long

alternative formdecade long
alternative formdecadelong

Origin of decade-long

From decade + -long.

Questions about decade-long

What does decade-long mean?
Decade-long means extending over a decade.
What part of speech is decade-long?
Decade-long is an adjective.

Words near decade-long in the dictionary

  1. decade counter
  2. decade counters
  3. decade long
  4. Decade Volcano
  5. Decade Volcanoes
  6. decade-long
  7. decadeful
  8. decadefuls
  9. decadelong
  10. decadely
  11. decadence

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