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baby boom |
the dramatic population increase in the United States during the decade following World War II. |
baby boomer |
a person born in the United States during the decade following World War II, in which the population increased dramatically. |
decadal |
relating to the number ten or pertaining to a decade. |
Great Depression |
the decade of the 1930s in the United States and other countries, characterized by extreme economic hardship; the Depression. |
the1 |
used before a decade. [1/6 definitions] |
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