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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(climatology) Ten days, especially of rainfall. Generally identified as dekad 1: 1ˢᵗ-10ᵗʰ, dekad 2: 11ᵗʰ-20ᵗʰ, and dekad 3: 21ˢᵗ-last day of each month..
Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF relative to the long-term average position during the 2nd dekad of June and its previous position during the 1st dekad of June.
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Dekad means (climatology) Ten days, especially of rainfall. Generally identified as dekad 1: 1ˢᵗ-10ᵗʰ, dekad 2: 11ᵗʰ-20ᵗʰ, and dekad 3: 21ˢᵗ-last day of each month..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
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Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF relative to the long-term average position during the 2nd dekad of June and its previous position during the 1st dekad of June.
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