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decennium

[dih-sen-ee-uhm] / dɪˈsɛn i əm /


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The Apple of 2010, at the end of its decennium mirabilis, had a record of hardware innovation no other electronics firm could match.

From New York Times May 1, 2022

You must see that congruity requires the semi-centenary, and that Sir Walter was a full decennium behind-hand.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. by Various

The problem with the minimum wage was caused before 1980, and policy makers wanting a solution in 2002 will rather look at the last decennium rather than to the 1950-1975 period.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas

He was occupied actively with teaching, but the dominant feature of the decennium was his assumption of the Darwinian doctrines.

From Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work by Mitchell, P. Chalmers (Peter Chalmers)

After that three pontifical briefs were obtained, each one ad decennium, empowering them to graduate students from the courses of philosophy and theology.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Blair, Emma Helen

During the decennia which immediately followed, Jewish history was practically absorbed in vain attempts to restore the old Hasmonaean kingdom.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius




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