Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or lasting for ten years.
- adjective Occurring every ten years.
- noun A tenth anniversary.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Continuing for ten years; consisting of ten years: as, a decennial period.
- Occurring every ten years: as, decennial games.
- noun A decennial anniversary.
- noun A celebration of a decennial anniversary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A tenth year or tenth anniversary.
- adjective Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
tenth anniversary of an event or happening. - adjective Occurring every
ten years.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Public opinion already recalled the decennial period which separated the existing panic from that of 1873.
A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the United States Cl��ment Juglar
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Since 1790, the U.S. has taken a population snapshot, called the decennial census, every 10 years.
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Since 1790, the U.S. has taken a population snapshot, called the decennial census, every 10 years.
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Since 1790, the U.S. has taken a population snapshot, called the decennial census, every 10 years.
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Since 1790, the U.S. has taken a population snapshot, called the decennial census, every 10 years.
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Many conservatives have engaged in a smear campaign against the Census, demonizing the constitutionally mandated decennial count with outlandish conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric.
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For over a year, many on the right have led a smear campaign against the Census, potentially undermining the constitutionally mandated decennial count.
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Several authors have noted that as a result of the decennial census, the states that are gaining population, House seats and electoral votes have below-average tax burdens, while those states losing House seats and electoral votes have above-average tax burdens.
Toward A New Economic Consensus Charles W. Kadlec 2011
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An accurate decennial Census is critical to our representative democracy.
Wonk Room » Why It’s Important For The Census To Count Same-Sex Married Couples 2009
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Many had expected that Mr. Turner's Ninth District, which includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens, would be carved up in the decennial redistricting process, which is currently under way.
Democrat to Challenge Turner in Ninth District Jacob Gershman 2012
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