Féminin

decade

Signification

Concepts

(Anglais)

(feminine) a décade, 'week' of ten days in the French republican calendar; hence any ten consecutive days
(feminine) a set of ten book volumes, as part of a larger opus
(feminine, uncommon) a decade, period of ten years

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌdeːˈkaː.də/

Emprunté à français

Appartenant à allemand

In summary

Borrowed from French décade (“period of ten days”), cognate with German Dekade etc. In the sense “period of ten days” influenced by English decade; this meaning is seldom found outside poor translations from English.