jaartien

Dutch

Etymology

Equivalent to jaar (“year”) +‎ tien (“ten”). Cognate with German Jahrzehnt (“decade”).

Noun

jaartien n (plural jaartienen, diminutive jaartientje n)

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

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