"decennium" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1998, soc.culture.netherlands (Usenet):",
          "text": "G.B. still has to cope with the heritage of approx. 20 years of consecutive Conservative reigns, just as you guys are getting your act together after almost a decennium of Enlightened Ronnie.",
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          "text": "Christian leaders refused even to *look* through Galileo's telescope (as a matter of fact, the Vatican cleared Galileo's name only as late as in the previous decennium).",
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