decade-long

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See also: decadelong and decade long

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Etymology

From decade +‎ -long.

Adjective

decade-long (not comparable)

  1. Extending over a decade.
    • 2007 June 11, Jeremy Pearce, “Homer J. Stewart, 91, Aerospace Engineer, Dies”, in New York Times:
      By 1960, NASA had sketched the outline for a decadelong effort toward unmanned and then manned lunar explorations, as well as sending spacecraft to Venus and Mars.

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