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decennio

decade

noun deh-CHEHN-nyoh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'decennium', ten years

Usage Note

Decennio is the precise word for a span of ten years; the plural is decenni. Speakers also loosely say una decina d'anni for 'about ten years'.

Examples

"È cambiato molto in un decennio."

Natural Translation

It changed a lot in a decade.

Literal Translation

Is changed much in a decade.

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