"decennial" meaning in English

See decennial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈsɛnɪəɫ/ [UK]
Etymology: From Latin decennialis, from decennium (“10-year period”) + -ālis, from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (“-ium”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from decem (“ten”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|decennialis}} Latin decennialis Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} decennial (not comparable)
  1. Occurring every ten years. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Occurring every ten years): decennale (Italian)
    Sense id: en-decennial-en-adj-cCFHdnxv Categories (other): Ten, Time Disambiguation of Ten: 46 2 2 11 38 Disambiguation of Time: 15 26 25 11 23 Disambiguation of 'Occurring every ten years': 100 0
  2. Of or related to a ten-year period, as a term of office. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-decennial-en-adj-NJGtb46H Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 15 26 25 11 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: decennary, decennal [obsolete], decennalian Derived forms: decennially [adverb], sesquidecennial
Categories (other): Calendar Disambiguation of Calendar: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈsɛnɪəɫ/ [UK] Forms: decennials [plural]
Etymology: From Latin decennialis, from decennium (“10-year period”) + -ālis, from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (“-ium”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from decem (“ten”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|decennialis}} Latin decennialis Head templates: {{en-noun}} decennial (plural decennials)
  1. Synonym of decade, a ten-year period. Synonyms: decade [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms (10-year period): decennium and decade
    Sense id: en-decennial-en-noun-7mI6OM~R Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 15 26 25 11 23 Disambiguation of '10-year period': 100 0 0
  2. A tenth anniversary, particularly
    Sense id: en-decennial-en-noun-H0bz3una Categories (other): Ten, Time Disambiguation of Ten: 46 2 2 11 38 Disambiguation of Time: 15 26 25 11 23
  3. A tenth anniversary, particularly
    (historical) Synonym of decennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 10th year of a Roman emperor's reign.
    Tags: historical Synonyms: decennalia [synonym, synonym-of] Coordinate_terms (Roman festival): quinquennial, vicennial, tricennial
    Sense id: en-decennial-en-noun-dMbK5Iqf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dec-, English terms suffixed with -ennial, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Ancient Rome, Festivals, Holidays, Ten, Time Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 11 12 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dec-: 11 16 18 18 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ennial: 13 16 10 12 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 7 4 7 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 5 3 6 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 3 5 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 13 9 12 57 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 1 0 1 1 97 Disambiguation of Festivals: 5 4 5 4 82 Disambiguation of Holidays: 14 11 5 22 49 Disambiguation of Ten: 46 2 2 11 38 Disambiguation of Time: 15 26 25 11 23 Disambiguation of 'Roman festival': 10 9 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: decaversary [informal, rare], tin anniversary [informal] Translations (tenth anniversary of an event): decennale [masculine] (Italian)
Categories (other): Calendar Disambiguation of Calendar: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'tenth anniversary of an event': 3 48 49

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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈsɛnɪəɫ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "decennary"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "decennal"
    },
    {
      "word": "decennalian"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Occurring every ten years",
      "word": "decennale"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decennial"
}

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