Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multidecadal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-decadal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving multiple decades

adj

Lasting or spanning multiple decades

Example Sentences

"But distributed big science in this case consists of missions (also called projects) that make up an extended, multidecadal program of exploration"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English decadal English multidecadal From multi- + decadal.

Inflected Forms

multi-decadal (alternative)

Questions

What does multidecadal mean?: Involving multiple decades
Where does multidecadal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English decadal English multidecadal From multi- + decadal.

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