Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decaversary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-caver-sary
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tenth anniversary of something.

Informal

Example Sentences

"where Rick and Dara took their vows. The priest was good, and the cake was good, and the wine so kickass special that they saved a liter to share on their decaversary."
"The annual summer concert series is marking its decaversary by bringing back blink-182, the inaugural artist from the first Honda Civic Tour in 2001, along with My Chemical Romance, for a 40-plus date nationwide."

Etymology

Blend of deca- + anniversary.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

decaversaries (plural)

Synonyms

decennial tin anniversary

Questions

What does decaversary mean?: The tenth anniversary of something.
Where does decaversary come from?: Blend of deca- + anniversary.

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