"decadist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: decadists [plural]
Etymology: From decade + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decade|ist}} decade + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} decadist (plural decadists)
  1. A writer of a book divided into decades (ten parts).

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