ten
[ten]
num. 十, 十



ten
[ noun ]

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

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2. one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face

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[ adj ]

1. being one more than nine

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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[=i]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.

With twice ten sail I crossed the Phrygian Sea.
--Dryden.

Note: Ten is often used, indefinitely, for several, many, and
other like words.

There 's a proud modesty in merit,
Averse from begging, and resolved to pay
Ten times the gift it asks. --Dryden.


Ten \Ten\ (t[e^]n), n.
1. The number greater by one than nine; the sum of five and
five; ten units of objects.

I will not destroy it for ten's sake. --Gen. xviii.
32.

2. A symbol representing ten units, as 10, {x}, or {X}.