jaartiental

Dutch

Etymology

Equivalent to jaar (year) + tiental (set of ten). Cf. German Jahrzehnt (decade).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaːr.tin.tɑl/
  • Hyphenation: jaar‧tien‧tal

Noun

jaartiental n (plural jaartientallen)

  1. (dated, literary, rare) decade
    Tot in het kleinste detail speelt de band drukvol door een jaartiental van baanbrekende rockmuziek.
    With consideration for every detail, the band played assiduously through a decade of groundbreaking rockmusic.

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