"decennal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin decennālis (“decennial”), from decennis (“10-year”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), from decem (“ten”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”). Equivalent to decennium + -al. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|decennalis|decennālis|decennial}} Latin decennālis (“decennial”), {{m|la|decennis||10-year}} decennis (“10-year”), {{m|la|-ālis||-al: forming adjectives}} -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), {{m|la|decem||ten}} decem (“ten”), {{m|la|annus||year}} annus (“year”), {{m|la|-is||forming compound adjectives}} -is (“forming compound adjectives”), {{suffix|en|decennium|al}} decennium + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} decennal (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of decennial, of or related to a 10-year period. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (topical): Ten, Time Synonyms: decennial [synonym, synonym-of], of or related to a 10-year period [synonym, synonym-of]

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