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decennial

 
Dictionary: de·cen·ni·al   (dĭ-sĕn'ē-əl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Relating to or lasting for ten years.
  2. Occurring every ten years.
n.
A tenth anniversary.

[From Latin decennium, a period of ten years. See decennium.]

decennially de·cen'ni·al·ly adv.

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IN BRIEF: Pertaining to or lasting for ten years; occurring every ten years.

pronunciation To celebrate their first ten years of marriage, the couple held a special decennial anniversary party.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tiårs, tiårig
n. - tiårsdag

Nederlands (Dutch)
tienjaarlijks, tienjarig

Français (French)
adj. - décennal
n. - décennal

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zehnjahrfeier
adj. - zehnjährig, alle zehn Jahre stattfindend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δεκαετηρίδα
adj. - δεκαετής

Italiano (Italian)
decennale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - decênio (m)
adj. - decenal

Русский (Russian)
происходящий раз в десять лет, десятилетний

Español (Spanish)
adj. - decenal, cada diez años
n. - decenal, décimo aniversario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tioårsdag
adj. - tioårs-, återkommande vart tionde år

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
十年间的, 每十年的, 十周年纪念

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 十年間的, 每十年的
n. - 十周年紀念

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 10년간의
n. - 10년제, 말쑥한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 10年間の, 10年ごとの
n. - 10周年記念日, 10年祭

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الذكرى العشريه ( ذكرى انقضا عشر سنوات على شئ) (صفه) عقدي, شئ يحدث أو ينجز كل عشر سنوات, مؤلف من أو دائم عشر سنوات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמשך עשר שנים, אחת לעשר שנים‬
n. - ‮חגיגת עשור‬


 
 
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