dena — meaning in English

English meaning

• bead noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
• decade noun A period of ten years.

Senses

dena is used for these senses in English:

• bead Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. [from 14thc.]
• decade (Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.

bead — full definition

1. noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
2. noun A small drop of liquid, such as sweat or condensation.
3. noun One of the small balls on a rosary, used for counting prayers.

decade — full definition

1. noun A period of ten years.
2. noun Any group or set of ten, such as a set of ten prayers counted on a rosary.

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