ten n
1 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 logarithm
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2 a numeral, 10, X, etc., representing this number
3 something representing, represented by, or consisting of ten units, such as a playing card with ten symbols on it
4 (Also called)
ten oclock ten hours after noon or midnight determiner
a amounting to ten
ten tigers
b (as pronoun)
to sell only ten (Related adj)
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deci- (Old English ten; related to Old Saxon tehan, Old High German zehan, Gothic taihun, Latin decem, Greek deka, Sanskrit dasa)