How to Spell decade

decade

decade - noun

  • A period of 10 years
  • A division of the rosary that consists primarily of 10 Hail Marys
  • A ratio of 10 to 1 : order of magnitude
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"has been teaching for over a decade"

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French décade, from Late Latin decad-, decas, from Greek dekad-, dekas, from deka