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decennal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-cen-nal
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of decennial, of or related to a 10-year period.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin decennālis (“decennial”), from decennis (“10-year”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjective-forming suffix), from decem (“ten”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Equivalent to decennium + -al.

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Usage

Synonyms

decennial of or related to a 10-year period

Questions

What does decennal mean?
Synonym of decennial, of or related to a 10-year period.
Where does decennal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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