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decade

de.cade \'dek-.a-d, -*d; de-'ka-d\ n [ME, fr. MF de`cade, fr. LL decad-, 
   decas, fr. Gk dekad-)X, dekas, fr. deka 1: a group or set of 10  2: a 
   period of 10 years  3: a division of the rosary