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Definition ten

Etymology

From Middle English ten, tene, from Old English t?en, from Proto-Germanic *tehun, from Proto-Indo-European *dé?m?. Cognate with Scots ten, tene (“ten”), West Frisian tsien (“ten”), Saterland Frisian tjoon (“ten”), North Frisian tiin (“ten”), Dutch tien (“ten”), German zehn (“ten”), Norwegian ti (“ten”), Swedish tio (“ten”).

Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian dhjetë, Old Armenian ???? (tasn), Lithuanian dešimt, Old Church Slavonic ?????? (des?t?), Old Breton dec, Old Irish deich, Ancient Greek ???? (déka), Sanskrit ?? (dásá), Old Persian *?? (da?a), Latin decem, Tocharian A ?äk.

See also teen.

Numeral

ten

  1. The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.

Noun

ten (countable and uncountable, plural tens)

  1. (uncountable) The number following nine.
  2. (countable, card games) A card in a given suit with a value of ten.
  3. (countable) A denomination of currency, such as a banknote, with a value of ten units. See also tenner.
  4. (countable, US, slang) A perfect specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
  5. (countable, US, slang) A high level of intensity

Results 168 Words with the letters TEN

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5 letter words with the letters TEN 
4 letter words with the letters TEN 
ANTE 5
BENT 8
CENT 8
DENT 6
ETNA 5
GENT 7
HENT 7
KENT 9
LENT 6
NEAT 5
NEST 5
NETS 5
NETT 5
NEWT 8
NEXT 12
NITE 5
NOTE 5
PENT 8
RENT 5
SENT 5
TEEN 5
TEND 6
TENS 5
TENT 5
TERN 5
THEN 7
TINE 5
TONE 5
TUNE 6
TYNE 7
VENT 9
WENT 8
3 letter words with the letters TEN 
NET 4
TEN 4
2 letter words with the letters TEN 
EN 3
ET 2
NE 3

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