noun
a period of 10 years
• Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period
• Hyponyms:
↑1900s, ↑1530s, ↑twenties, ↑1920s, ↑1820s, ↑thirties, ↑1930s, ↑1830s, ↑forties, ↑1940s, ↑1840s, ↑fifties, ↑1950s, ↑1850s, ↑1750s, ↑sixties, ↑1960s, ↑1860s, ↑1760s, ↑seventies, ↑1970s, ↑1870s, ↑1770s, ↑eighties, ↑1980s, ↑1880s, ↑1780s, ↑nineties, ↑1990s, ↑1890s, ↑1790s
• Part Holonyms: ↑century
• Part Meronyms: ↑year, ↑twelvemonth, ↑yr
Useful english dictionary. 2012.