About The Word Ten
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What's The Definition Of Ten?
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
[adj] being one more than nine Synonyms | Synonyms for Ten: 10 | 10 | cardinal | decade | tenner | x | X Related Terms | Find terms related to Ten: See Also | large integer Ten In Webster's Dictionary \Ten\, a. [AS. t[=e]n, ti['e]n, t?n, t[=e]ne; akin to
OFries. tian, OS. tehan, D. tien, G. zehn, OHG. zehan, Icel.
t[=i]u, Sw. tio, Dan. ti, Goth. ta['i]hun, Lith. deszimt,
Russ. desiate, W. deg, Ir. & Gael. deich, L. decem, Gr. ?,
Skr. da[,c]an. [root]308. Cf. {Dean}, {Decade}, {Decimal},
{December}, {Eighteen}, {Eighty}, {Teens}, {Tithe}.]
One more than nine; twice five.
With twice ten sail I crossed the Phrygian Sea.
--Dryden.
Note: Ten is often used, indefinitely, for several, many, and
other like words.
There 's proud modesty in merit, Averse from
begging, and resolved to pay Ten times the gift
it asks. --Dryden.
\Ten\, n. 1. The number greater by one than nine; the sum of five and five; ten units of objects. I will not destroy it for ten's sake. --Gen. xviii. 32. 2. A symbol representing ten units, as 10, {x}, or {X}. |
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