Het decennium
Example: In het decennium dat komt, zullen veel veranderingen plaatsvinden.
Definition
"Het decennium" refers to a period of ten years. It is commonly used to describe a span of time during which various events or changes occur, such as in the phrase 'In het decennium dat komt, zullen veel veranderingen plaatsvinden,' meaning many changes will happen in the coming decade.
Etymology
The word "het decennium" comes from the Latin 'decennium,' which combines 'decem' meaning ten and the suffix '-ennium' related to years. The Dutch adopted it to specifically refer to a ten-year period. Did you know that many languages have similar words derived from Latin for this concept?
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"Het decennium" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 6", containing 114 commonly used words.
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