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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTen
/tɛn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The cardinal number equivalent to the product of five and two; one more than nine.
"She counted up to ten before opening her eyes."
- 1
Amounting to ten in number.
"There are ten participants in the final round of the competition."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'tīen' or 'tīon', of Germanic origin, and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*déḱm̥t', which is also the source of Latin 'decem' and Greek 'deka'. It has remained remarkably stable throughout the history of Germanic languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ten" is said worldwide
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dix
Transliteration: dis
"Il y a dix personnes dans la salle."
zehn
Transliteration: tsehn
"Wir haben zehn Minuten Zeit."
dieci
Transliteration: di-e-chi
"Ho comprato dieci libri."
diez
Transliteration: djeth
"El tren sale a las diez."
dez
Transliteration: dez
"O livro custa dez euros."
दस
Transliteration: das
"मेरे पास दस पेन हैं।"
十
Transliteration: shí
"桌子上有十个苹果。"
열
Transliteration: yeol
"상자 안에 사과가 열 개 있습니다."
十
Transliteration: jū
"10人の学生が教室にいます。"
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