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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