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ten

The correct spelling is ten.

How to pronounce ten

/tɛn/
noun

IPA: /tɛn/

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The correct spelling is ten. A set or group with ten elements. For example: "We divided the chocolates into tens to hand out to Hallowe'en visitors."

Usage Examples

We divided the chocolates into tens to hand out to Hallowe'en visitors.

Can you give me two tens for this twenty?

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A set or group with ten elements.
  2. 2.A card in a given suit with a value of ten.
  3. 3.A denomination of currency, such as a banknote, with a value of ten units. See also tenner.
  4. 4.A perfect specimen, a physically attractive person.
  5. 5.A high level of intensity.

numeral

  1. 1.The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.

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