Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decade-long

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: decade--long
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extending over a decade.

Example Sentences

"By 1960, NASA had sketched the outline for a decadelong effort toward unmanned and then manned lunar explorations, as well as sending spacecraft to Venus and Mars."

Etymology

From decade + -long.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: decade

Inflected Forms

decade long (alternative) decadelong (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

decadeslong yearslong

Questions

What does decade-long mean?: Extending over a decade.
Where does decade-long come from?: From decade + -long.

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