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ten

UK/tɪn/ US/tɛn/ very common slang us
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

being one more than nine

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noun

1.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • decadal and decennial related to a 10-year period
  • decade and decennium period of 10 years

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