Ten (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a cardinal number, nine plus one.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 10 or X.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.
  4. a playing card with ten pips.
  5. a ten-dollar bill: She had two tens and a five in her purse.
  6. Also called ten's place. Mathematics.
    • (in a mixed number) the position of the second digit to the left of the decimal point.
    • (in a whole number) the position of the second digit from the right.
adjective
  1. amounting to ten in number.
Idioms
  1. to rest from what one is doing, especially for ten minutes.
abbreviation
  1. tenor.
  2. tenuto.
noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one. It is the base of the decimal number system and the base of the common logarithm
  2. a numeral, 10, X, etc, representing this number
  3. something representing, represented by, or consisting of ten units, such as a playing card with ten symbols on it
  4. ten hours after noon or midnight
determiner
    • amounting to ten
    • (as pronoun)
combining form
  1. a variant of teno-
Ten (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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