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Literally the first time I've ever seen decade used like this. -- (link)

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Nov 14 '21, 16:27

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https://twitter.com/thierrygoosebc/status/1459939975990939651?s=21 (twitter.com)

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It does appear to be used correctly. -- (link) - GregW Nov 14, 20:15
A dime = a decade. -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 19:20
So “decade” is the equivalent of using “dozen” for twelve? -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 17:24 4
- In this context, yes. I don't think it's generally applied, except maybe in loosi's example. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 17:25 3
  - I looked up the French definitions. Decade is explicitly 10 days, or informally 10 years (decennie is proper 10 years). - mafic Nov 14, 17:40 1
    - IDK. It is specific to the rosary. Five decades. There are four mysteries, you choose one of the four. - loosilu Nov 14, 20:06
  - Oh, I love this! Dictionary.com says “ a group, set, or series of ten.” -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 17:37
Ineresting! So, on rosary beads, every group of ten beads is called a decade. I think it can be used for any group of ten. -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 16:49 3
- not if you're a mystery book author -- nm - Agatha Christie Nov 14, 17:34
- I'm... not sure it can? I mean if you want to be very strict about etymology I suppose it's technically ok, but that's well outside accepted use. - mafic Nov 14, 16:57 1
  - maybe it's a Fench gthing, IDK. -- nm - loosilu Nov 14, 19:58

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