decennial
noun
- a ten-year period
adjective
- occuring every ten years
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛnɪəɫ/
adj
Etymology: From Latin decennialis, from decennium (“10-year period”) + -ālis, from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (“-ium”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from decem (“ten”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).
- Occurring every ten years.
- Of or related to a ten-year period, as a term of office.
noun
Etymology: From Latin decennialis, from decennium (“10-year period”) + -ālis, from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (“-ium”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from decem (“ten”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).
- Synonym of decade, a ten-year period.
- A tenth anniversary, particularly
- A tenth anniversary, particularly
“Roman coins mentioning the vota publica for Macrinus are RIC IV.1 5–13; on vota publica for the decennials and vicennials of emperors in the 2nd and 3rd c. ad, see Chastagnol 1984.”