English Explanatory Dictionary

decad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Archaic form of decade (“period of ten years”).
  2. Archaic form of decade (“group of ten”).
  3. A group of ten notes from which the consonant triads may be constructed

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛkæd/

Word forms

decad decads

Etymology

Doublet of decade and dekad. By surface analysis, dec- + -ad.

Derived words

heptadecad
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