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ten
noun
    1a. The cardinal number 10;
    1b. The quantity that this represents, being one more than nine.
    2. Any symbol for this, eg 10 or X.
    3. The age of ten.
    4. Something, especially a garment or a person, whose size is denoted by the number 10.
    5. The tenth hour after midnight or midday.
      Example: Come at ten
      Example: 10 o'clock
      Example: 10pm
    6. A set or group of ten people or things.
    7. A playing-card with ten pips.
      Example: He played his ten
    8. A score of ten points.
adj
    1. Totalling ten.
    2. Aged ten.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon.



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