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In response to "Literally the first time I've ever seen decade used like this. -- (link)" by Beryllium

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

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Nov 14 '21, 16:49

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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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