Meanings
adjectivemultidecadal (not comparable)
alternative multi-decadal
- not comparableInvolving multiple decades
- not comparableLasting or spanning multiple decades
But distributed big science in this case consists of missions (also called projects) that make up an extended, multidecadal program of exploration
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*moltos
- Latinmultus
- Latinmultī
- Middle Englishmulti-
- Englishmulti-
- Englishdecadal
- Englishmultidecadal
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multidecadal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multidecadal
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