decade-long

adjective

Extending over a decade.

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Meanings

adjectivedecade-long (not comparable)

alternative decade long · alternative decadelong

  1. not comparableExtending over a decade.

    By 1960, NASA had sketched the outline for a decadelong effort toward unmanned and then manned lunar explorations, as well as sending spacecraft to Venus and Mars.

    2007 June 11, Jeremy Pearce, “Homer J. Stewart, 91, Aerospace Engineer, Dies”, in New York Times

Origin

From decade + -long.

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Translations

Finnish yli vuosikymmenen kestävä
  • yli vuosikymmenen kestäväextending over a decade
Cite this entry
APA

decade-long. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decade-long

MLA

“decade-long.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decade-long. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decade-long,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decade-long.

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