dekad
Meanings
noun
- Ten days, especially of rainfall. Generally identified as dekad 1: 1ˢᵗ-10ᵗʰ, dekad 2: 11ᵗʰ-20ᵗʰ, and dekad 3: 21ˢᵗ-last day of each month.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás, “group of ten”). By surface analysis, deka- + -ad. Doublet of decad and decade.
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