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dec·ade·long (dĕkʹād-lông', -lŏng', də-kādʹ-)
adj.
Lasting a decade:
a decadelong national research effort.
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Universalium. 2010.
a decadelong national research effort.
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Universalium. 2010.
decadelong — adjective Date: 1974 lasting a decade … New Collegiate Dictionary
cricket — cricket1 cricketlike, adj. /krik it/, n. 1. any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in… … Universalium
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United Nations — 1. an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbr.: UN Cf. General… … Universalium
Business Overview — ▪ 2009 Introduction Automobiles. The American automotive industry began 2008 in precarious condition, and as the year unfolded, the situation went from bad to worse. First, gasoline prices of $3.50 to $4 per gallon throughout much of the… … Universalium
Peking University — (Beijing daxue) Peking University, or Beida, was founded in 1898 during the Hundred Days Reform. It was then known as the Imperial University (Jingshi daxuetang), which clearly indicates that it was in the service of the Qing dynasty. Liang… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture