decennary

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UK/dɪˈsɛnəɹi/

adjective

Decennial: of or related to a ten-year period.

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decenniumdecade
OriginLatin decennis →
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Meanings

decennary1

adjectivedecennary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDecennial: of or related to a ten-year period.
noundecennary (plural decennaries)

plural decennaries

  1. A decennium: a period of ten years.

    Synonyms: decennium

decennary2

adjectivedecennary (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of decenary: of or related to the number ten; containing ten items.

decennary3

adjectivedecennary (not comparable)
  1. alternativehistoricalnot comparablelawAlternative form of decenary: of or related to a tithing.
noundecennary (plural decennaries)

plural decennaries

  1. alternativehistoricallawAlternative form of decenary: a tithing.

    All males... should... be enrolled in a tithing, or decennary, which originally consisted of ten free families.

    1881, T.S. Frampton, Hundred of Wrotham, page 36

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA decennium: a period of ten years.

Similar
decennium

More synonyms by meaning

nouna period of 10 years

Similar
decadedecennium
Broader
time periodperiod of timeperiod
Also see
decadedecennialdecennium

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

decennary · adjective, noun

  1. Latindecennis“decennial, of ten years”
  2. Englishdecennary

From Latin decennis (“decennial, of ten years”) + -ary.

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decennary · adjective

  1. Medieval Latindecennārius
  2. Englishdecennary

From Medieval Latin decennārius, a variant of decanarius (“containing ten items; related to the number ten”).

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decennary · adjective, noun

  1. Medieval Latindecennārius
  2. Englishdecennary

From Medieval Latin decennārius, a variant of decēnārius.

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APA

decennary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decennary

MLA

“decennary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decennary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decennary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decennary.

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