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Plural of decade

regular plural

The plural of decade is decades.

Forms of decade

Singulardecade /ˈdɛkeɪd/
Pluraldecades /ˈdɛkeɪdz/
Countablecountable

Decades in a sentence

  • The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill....
  • Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades.2013 March, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original...
  • The Bushes have held political office for several decades and the Kennedys longer.From the entry the
  • For this building project we need to use quality materials that will last for many decades.From the entry quality
  • The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later.From the entry lain

Meaning of decade

  1. noun A group, set, or series of ten , particularly.
  2. noun A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9.
  3. noun A period of ten days, particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars.

Full definition of decade

Questions about the plural of decade

What is the plural of decade?
The plural of decade is decades.
Is decade countable?
Decade is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decade (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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