decennial
pronunciation
How to pronounce decennial in British English:
UK [dɪ'senɪəl]
How to pronounce decennial in American English:
US [dɪ'senɪrl]
Word Origin
- decennial (adj.)
- 1680s, from Latin decennium, from decennis "of 10 years," from decem "ten" (see ten) + annus "year" (see annual). For vowel change, see biennial.
Example
- 1. The first set of numbers from the 2010 decennial census will be published in december .
- 2. The results of a decennial population census by the national bureau of statistics in 2010 shows they might be right .
- 3. The 2010 census clocked in at $ 13 billion , noted senator tom carper ( d-de ) , chair of the government information panel for the committee on homeland security and governmental affairs , during a hearing on the lessons learned from the latest decennial count .
- 4. America is about to publish the results of its decennial census , so 2011 will be a year of haggling over boundaries to reflect the new numbers , a process known as redistricting .
- 5. Analysts were anticipating a large number thanks to continued improvement in the economy , a snap back effect from a snowy february , and the hiring of tens of thousands of temporary workers to help complete america 's decennial census .