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Can we use 'decade' for a period of ten days?
 
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No. It has just one definition - a period of ten years.
 
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emsr2d2 said:
No. It has just one definition - a period of ten years.
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That's right, in the context of calendars and dates. In science and engineering, it means a group of ten.
 
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