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decennial

noun

  1. a ten-year period
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adjective

  1. occuring every ten years
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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).

  1. Occurring every ten years.
  2. 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).

  1. Synonym of decade, a ten-year period.
  2. A tenth anniversary, particularly
  3. 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.