Synonyms for decades

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dek-eyd; British also duh-keyd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛk eɪd; British also dəˈkeɪd

Définition of decades

Origin : mid-15c., "ten parts" (of anything; originally in reference to the books of Livy), from Middle French décade (14c.), from Late Latin decadem (nominative decas), from Greek dekas (genitive dekados) "group of ten," from deka "ten" (see ten). Meaning "period of ten years" is 1590s in English.

As in ten : noun ten of something

Example sentences :

Cities which were decades in the building are blasted out of being in a night.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

I have known it for decades, almost, where you have known it for years.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

And there the King remained for some decades and thought no more of his kingdom.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

As the decades pass, its level is greatly lowered by the melting of the ice.
Extract from : « The Mountain that was 'God' » by John H. Williams

Oh, that is a cord that is not snapped, though pulled on by many decades!
Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage

But the paper must have gone to pieces and the yarn rotted decades ago.
Extract from : « A Window in Thrums » by J. M. Barrie

For some decades Germany will be one of the poorest of countries.
Extract from : « The New Society » by Walther Rathenau

Wonder if there ever was any since the place was built decades ago.
Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker

During many decades war had raged along the Canadian frontier.
Extract from : « Washington and his Comrades in Arms » by George Wrong

For many decades it has been extraordinarily frequent in eruption.
Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard

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