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noun
adjective
amounting to ten in number.
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Idioms about ten
take ten, Informal. to rest from what one is doing, especially for ten minutes.
Origin of ten
before 900; Middle English ten(e), tenn(e), Old English tÄn(e), tÄ«en(e); cognate with Dutch tien,German zehn,Old Norse tÄ«u,Gothic taihun,Latin decem,Greek dĂ©ka,Sanskrit daĆa
Words nearby ten
tempura, tempus edax rerum, tempus fugit, TempyĆ, Temuco, ten, tenable, tenace, tenacious, tenaciously, tenacity
Other definitions for ten (2 of 2)
ten.
abbreviation
tenor.
Music. tenuto.
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British Dictionary definitions for ten (1 of 2)
ten
/ (tÉn) /
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one. It is the base of the decimal number system and the base of the common logarithmSee also number (def. 1)
a numeral, 10, X, etc, representing this number
something representing, represented by, or consisting of ten units, such as a playing card with ten symbols on it
Also called: ten o'clock ten hours after noon or midnight
determiner
- amounting to tenten tigers
- (as pronoun)to sell only ten
Other words from ten
Related adjective: decimalRelated prefixes: deca-, deci-Word Origin for ten
Old English tÄn; related to Old Saxon tehan, Old High German zehan, Gothic taihun, Latin decem, Greek deka, Sanskrit dasa
British Dictionary definitions for ten (2 of 2)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with ten
ten
see count to ten; not touch with a ten-foot pole.
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