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decennary

UK/dɪˈsɛnəɹi/

decennary adjective: decennial: of or related to a ten-year period. Also the alternative form of decenary.

Adjective

decennary (not comparable)

  1. Decennial: of or related to a ten-year period.

Noun

decennary (plural decennaries)

  1. A decennium: a period of ten years.
    Synonyms:
    decennium

Also used as

decennary is also the alternative form of decenary.

Synonyms of decennary

Forms of decennary

pluraldecennaries

Origin of decennary

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

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

From Medieval Latin decennārius, a variant of decēnārius.

Questions about decennary

What does decennary mean?
Decennary means decennial: of or related to a ten-year period.
What part of speech is decennary?
Decennary can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce decennary?
Decennary is pronounced /dɪˈsɛnəɹi/ (UK).

Words near decennary in the dictionary

  1. decennal
  2. decennalia
  3. decennalian
  4. decennalias
  5. decennaries
  6. decennary
  7. decennia
  8. decenniad
  9. decenniads
  10. decennial
  11. decennially

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