Define the word ten"Ten" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Ten \Ten\ (t[e^]n), n.
1. The number greater by one than nine; the sum of five and
five; ten units of objects.
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I will not destroy it for ten's sake. --Gen. xviii.
32.
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2. A symbol representing ten units, as 10, x, or X.
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"Ten" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Ten \Ten\ (t[e^]n), a. [AS. t[=e]n, ti['e]n, t[=y]n, t[=e]ne;
akin to OFries. tian, OS. tehan, D. tien, G. zehn, OHG.
zehan, Icel. t[imac]u, Sw. tio, Dan. ti, Goth. ta['i]hun,
Lith. deszimt, Russ. desiate, W. deg, Ir. & Gael. deich, L.
decem, Gr. de`ka, Skr. da[,c]an. [root]308. Cf. Dean,
Decade, Decimal, December, Eighteen, Eighty,
Teens, Tithe.]
One more than nine; twice five.
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With twice ten sail I crossed the Phrygian Sea.
--Dryden.
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Note: Ten is often used, indefinitely, for several, many, and
other like words.
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There 's a proud modesty in merit,
Averse from begging, and resolved to pay
Ten times the gift it asks. --Dryden.
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"ten" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
ten
adj : being one more than nine [syn: 10, x]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the
base of the decimal system [syn: 10, X, tenner, decade]
"ten" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "ten":
Big Dick, Decalogue, Ten Commandments, X, blow, breath, breather,
breathing, decade, decagon, decagram, decahedron, decaliter,
decameter, decare, decastere, decastyle, decasyllable, decemvir,
decemvirate, decennary, decennium, decigram, deciliter, decimeter,
decurion, respite, tenner
"ten" vera "Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)"
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