dekad
English edit
Noun edit
dekad (plural dekads)
- ten days, especially of rainfall; see adjective form dekadal
- Africa InterTropical Front (ITF), in Climate Prediction Center https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/international/itf/itcz.shtml ,NOAA , accessed 20:43, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
- Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF relative to the long-term average position during the 3rd dekad of April and its previous position during the 2nd dekad of April.
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Etymology edit
From English decade, from Middle English, from Middle French decade, from Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dékad (plural dekad-dekad, informal 1st possessive dekadku, 2nd possessive dekadmu, 3rd possessive dekadnya)
- decade (a period of ten years)
Alternative forms edit
- dékadê (Indonesian)