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decennial

The origin and history of decennial.

Etymology

Traces to Latin decennialis, from decennium ("10-year period") plus -ālis; decennium in turn comes from decennis ("10-year") plus -ium ("-ium", a suffix forming abstract nouns), which goes back to decem ("ten") plus annus ("year") plus -is (a suffix forming compound adjectives).

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