B2nounsociety
US/ˈdek.eɪd/
UK/ˈdek.eɪd/
a period of ten years
In context
House prices in the city have doubled over the past decade.
The 1990s were a decade of fast economic change in Vietnam.
They have been married for nearly three decades.
Words that go with decade
adjective + noun
- past decadeSmartphone use has exploded over the past decade.
- next decadeThe city plans to build three new metro lines in the next decade.
- last decadeThe last decade was the hottest on record.
- coming decadesSea levels will keep rising in the coming decades.
noun + preposition
- decade ofThe bridge took a decade of planning and hard work.