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decadal

[ dek-uh-dl ]

/ ˈdɛk ə dl /

adjective

of or relating to a decade.

Origin of decadal

First recorded in 1745–55; decade + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM decadal

dec·a·dal·ly, adverb

Words nearby decadal

debye, dec, dec-, dec., deca-, decadal, decade, decadelong, decadence, decadent, decadrachm

Example sentences from the Web for decadal

“This is change occurring in a decadal times scale,” Hansen said.

NASA’s New York–Based Space Institute the Hub of Climate-Change Research |Michael Daly |August 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST