"decad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛkæd/ Forms: decads [plural]
Etymology: Doublet of decade and dekad. By surface analysis, dec- + -ad. Etymology templates: {{dbt|en|decade|dekad}} Doublet of decade and dekad, {{surf|en|dec-|-ad}} By surface analysis, dec- + -ad Head templates: {{en-noun}} decad (plural decads)
  1. Archaic form of decade (“period of ten years”). Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: decade (extra: period of ten years)
    Sense id: en-decad-en-noun-LSuMDuKZ
  2. Archaic form of decade (“group of ten”). Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: decade (extra: group of ten)
    Sense id: en-decad-en-noun-wJbxeumz
  3. (music) A group of ten notes from which the consonant triads may be constructed
    Sense id: en-decad-en-noun-Rpr29JeB Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dec-, English terms suffixed with -ad, Collectives, Ten Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dec-: 30 30 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ad: 21 21 59 Disambiguation of Collectives: 9 9 82 Disambiguation of Ten: 29 29 42 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: heptadecad

Inflected forms

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