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3 Letter Words for Ten
Definitions for Ten
[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] Informal . 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.
[7] amounting to ten in number.
[8] take ten , Informal . to rest from what one is doing, especially for ten minutes.
[9] tenor.
[10] Music . tenuto.
[11] the upper end of a rating scale, with 10 indicating the best or a perfect score: That new novel is wonderful—I'd rate it a 10.
[12] 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 See also number (def. 1)
[13] a numeral, 10, X, etc, representing this number
[14] something representing, represented by, or consisting of ten units, such as a playing card with ten symbols on it
[15] Also called: ten o'clock ten hours after noon or midnight
[16] amounting to ten ten tigers (as pronoun ) to sell only ten
Words related to Ten
decimal, decennary, decennium, decagon, decade, decapod, decennial, decuple, denary, tenfold, decemvir, decemvirate
Words nearby Ten
tempura, tempus edax rerum, tempus fugit, tempyō, temuco, ten, ten code, ten commandments, ten gurus, ten percenter, ten years' war
Origin of Ten
before 900; Middle English ten(e ), tenn(e ), Old English tēn(e ), tīen(e ); cognate with Dutch tien, German zehn, Old Norse tīu, Gothic taihun, Latin decem, Greek déka, Sanskrit daśa
Other words from Ten
Related adjective: decimal
Related prefixes: deca-, deci-
Word origin for Ten
Old English tēn; related to Old Saxon tehan, Old High German zehan, Gothic taihun, Latin decem, Greek deka, Sanskrit dasa