ten
[tʰɛn]
UK: [tʰɛn]
ten
English
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Definition
The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.
Etymology
PIE word *déḱm̥ From Middle English ten, tene, from Old English tīen, from Proto-West Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Cognate with Scots ten, tene (“ten”), West Frisian tsien (“ten”), Saterland Frisian tjoon (“ten”), North Frisian tiin (“ten”). See also teen.
Example Sentences
- "There is a melody upon the Earth as though ten thousand streams all sang together for their homes that they had forsaken in the hills."
- "A ten frame is a simple graphic tool that allows people to “see” numbers."
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