decennary
/di'senəri/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A period of ten years: "Decennary" refers specifically to a time span or era lasting exactly ten years. It is a formal and somewhat rare term equivalent to "decade."
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The economic policies implemented in the first decennary of the 21st century had long-lasting effects.
- Historical records are often organized by decennary for easier analysis of trends.
Advanced Usage
- "Within a decennary": Used to indicate something happening inside a ten-year period.
- The city's population doubled within a single decennary.
- "Spanning a decennary": Describing an event or process that lasts for ten years.
- The research project, spanning a full decennary, yielded groundbreaking results.
Variants and Related Words
- Decade (n): The much more common and preferred synonym for a ten-year period.
- Decennial (adj): Occurring every ten years or relating to a ten-year period.
- The company publishes a decennial report.
- Decennium (n): Another rare, formal synonym for a decade or decennary.
Synonyms
- Decade: A period of ten years.
- Ten-year period: A straightforward descriptive phrase.
Notes on Usage
- Formality and Rarity: "Decennary" is a highly formal and uncommon word. In almost all contexts, "decade" is the standard and recommended term.
- Specificity: Unlike more general terms like "era" or "period," "decennary" specifies a precise duration of ten years.
Noun
- a period of 10 years