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PRONUNCIATION OF DECAD

decad  [ˈdɛkæd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decad is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Decad (Sumerian texts)

The Decad is a name given to a standard sequence of ten scribal training compositions in ancient Sumer.

Definition of decad in the English dictionary

The definition of decad in the dictionary is the number ten. Other definition of decad is a specific cluster of ten musical notes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECAD


Accad
ˈækæd
Akkad
ˈækæd
cad
kæd
cycad
ˈsaɪkæd
ecad
ˈiːkæd
nicad
ˈnaɪˌkæd
NiCd
ˈnaɪkæd
scad
skæd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECAD

decachord
decadal
decade
decadence
decadency
decadent
decadently
decaf
decaff
decaffeinate
decaffeinated
decagon
decagonal
decagonally
decagram
decagramme
decagynian
decagynous
decahedral
decahedron

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECAD

ad
ahead
bad
dad
dead
download
glad
had
head
Hyderabad
instead
iPad
lead
load
mad
overhead
pad
quad
read
reload

Synonyms and antonyms of decad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECAD

Find out the translation of decad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

decad
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decad
570 millions of speakers

English

decad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

decad
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

decad
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

декада
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Década
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

decad
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dekade
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

decad
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

decad
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decad
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

decad
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

decad
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दहापट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

decad
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decade
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

decad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

декада
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decad
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεκάδας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

decad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

decad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECAD»

The term «decad» is regularly used and occupies the 64.180 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decad» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decad» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECAD»

Discover the use of decad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Metaphysics of Aristotle: Tr. from the Greek; with ...
an idea of the decad *, and not of the endecad, nor of the numbers consequent to the endecad. Again : certain things both are, and are generated, of which there are no ideas: so that it may be asked on what account there are no ideas of these  ...
Aristotle, 1801
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A letter to ... the earl of Shrewsbury, on a new method of ...
CONTENTS. PART THE FIRST. Various Vocabularies of Latin Words. First Vocabulary. Latin Words, from which corresponding English Words are derived. Decad I. Decad II. Decad III. Decad IV. Decad V. Decad VI. Decad VII. Decad VIII.
Arthur Clifford, 1827
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Works
But this is not the case in a circle, of numbers to be as far as to the decad, in the same manner as the Pythagoreans, who called the decad a perfect number, and the whole of number : for after the decad, there is a circulation and as it were ...
Aristotle, 1806
4
Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales
x x x x x x x x x x x .84 x x x x x x (decad.) x x x x x x x x x x x .20 x x x x x x 600s ( ann.) x x x x x x x x x x x .79 x x x x x x (decad.) x x x x x x x x x x x .27 x x x x x x 700s (ann.) x x x x x x x x x x x .64 x x x x x x (decad.) x x x x x x x x x x x .40 ...
Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Climate Research Committee, National Research Council, 1996
5
On the Sensations of Tone as a Physiological Basis for the ...
The Harmonic Hepia-Decad or Unit of Tonic Decadation. Staff Notation. -9— The white notes and capital letters shew the original decad, the black notes and small letters the additions necessary to form new decade. Letter Notation. Solfeggio ...
Hermann L. F. Helmholtz, 2009
6
Studies on the Neoplatonist Hierocles
specifies what distinguishes the perfection of the decad from that of the tetrad: the tetrad possesses a perfection ontologically superior to that of the decad; it is " somehow" unified, by contrast with the more diversified perfection of the decad.
Ilsetraut Hadot, 2004
7
A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: The Abhidhammattha ...
Therein, life and the (eight) inseparable material phenomena together with the eye are called the eye decad. Similarly, (by joining the former nine) together with the ear and so forth, the ear decad, nose decad, tongue decad, body decad, ...
Anuruddha, Bodhi (Bhikkhu.), Revatadhamma (Bhadanta.), 1993
8
Kabbalah in Italy, 1280-1510: A Survey
His notion of a decad of powers qua “perfect son” is conceived of as symbolically hinted at by certain biblical themes: the Ten Commandments and the ten plagues . Accordingly, this Gnostic presented his view as a symbolic interpretation of ...
Moshe Idel, 2011
9
Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering ...
Decad kalapas contain ten types of rupa. Rupa kalapas are traditionally identified according to the quantity and type ofrupas that they contain (see Table 12.3): > Nutritive—essence octad kalapas are inanimate materialities found throughout ...
Shaila Catherine, 2011
10
Sammlung:
The Mother- Decad, pp. 194-197 . . . . „ 40 18. The Kuyil- Decad, pp. 198-202 ,,40 19. The Ten Insignia, pp. 203-206 ...... 40 20. The Morning Hymn, pp. 207-212 . . . . „ 40 21. The Ancient Temple-Song, pp. 213-218 . . . „ 40 22. The Temple-Lyric ...
‎1900

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decad is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Stevenage HIV sufferer was diagnosed in the nick of time after more …
Stevenage HIV sufferer was diagnosed in the nick of time after more than a decad... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in ... «Hertfordshire Mercury, Jul 15»
2
Lung cancer rates for British women rise more than a fifth in the last …
Lung cancer rates for British women rise more than a fifth in the last two decad... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your ... «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»
3
Kansas milk production more than doubled in past two decades
Topeka — Officials say milk production in Kansas has more than doubled in the past two decades. Cows in Kansas produced 3.1 billion ... «Lawrence Journal World, Jun 15»
4
New Parkersburg mayor returns to job after a decade
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Parkersburg's new mayor is returning to a job that he held a decade ago. City Council appointed former Mayor ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
5
YMCA Basketball Players Celebrate Three Decades of Fast Breaks …
Adult basketball games take place four mornings a week at the North Suburban YMCA, continuing a tradition that goes back to the 1980s. «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
6
Monroe County to get 1st covered bridge in 4 decades
Monroe County will get its first covered bridge in four decades when it rebuilds a historic span that stood near Shelbyville for 90 years. «WHIO, Jun 15»
7
Special Olympics torch makes way through Salem
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the statewide effort that has raised $17 million for Special Olympics in three decades. Late last week ... «Roanoke Times, Jun 15»
8
Fatal crash west of Drain
Emergency personnel responded and Chavez was pronounced decad at the scene. The crash happened around 6 a.m. near milepost 44. «KMTR NewsSource 16, Jun 15»
9
CNN Singles Out 'The Seventies' For Another Decade Documentary
We really like to wrap our history up in neat little packages, don't we? You see this all the time when historians write books titled with a single ... «MediaPost Communications, Jun 15»
10
Oceanic Bridge In Middletown Closed For Weeks
It has been classified as structurally deficient, and the county plans to replace it in the next decad. Share Tweet Comment Now. Next on Patch ... «Patch.com, May 15»

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