dekad
English
editNoun
editdekad (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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editMalay
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editdékad (plural dekad-dekad, informal 1st possessive dekadku, 2nd possessive dekadmu, 3rd possessive dekadnya)
- decade (a period of ten years)
Alternative forms
edit- dékadê (Indonesian)
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