Over the course of August, the length of the day in Florence is gradually decreasing, with a difference of 1:20 hours between the start and the end of the month. The shortest day is August 31st with 13:14 hours of daylight, whilst the longest day is August 1st with 14:33 hours of daylight.
Quick Answer. A decade is a period of 10 years. The word decade originates from the Greek word dekas, which means a group of 10. The word decade began to be used in English to mean a period of 10 years in 1590. Continue Reading.
A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred; abbreviated c.) is 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in the English language along with many others (e.g. the 7th century AD/CE).