Ten : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ten	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ten adj being one more than nine Synonym(s): ten, 10, x n the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system Synonym(s): ten, 10, X, tenner, decade one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face Synonym(s): ten-spot, ten
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ten \Ten\, a. [AS. t[c7]n, ti[82]n, t[?]n, t[c7]ne; akin to OFries. tian, OS. tehan, D. tien, G. zehn, OHG. zehan, Icel. t[c6]u, Sw. tio, Dan. ti, Goth. ta[a1]hun, Lith. deszimt, Russ. desiate, W. deg, Ir. & Gael. deich, L. decem, Gr. [?], Skr. da[87]an. [fb]308. Cf. {Dean}, {Decade}, {Decimal}, {December}, {Eighteen}, {Eighty}, {Teens}, {Tithe}.] One more than nine; twice five. With twice ten sail I crossed the Phrygian Sea. --Dryden. Note: Ten is often used, indefinitely, for several, many, and other like words. There 's proud modesty in merit, Averse from begging, and resolved to pay Ten times the gift it asks. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ten \Ten\, n. 1. The number greater by one than nine; the sum of five and five; ten units of objects. I will not destroy it for ten's sake. --Gen. xviii. 32. 2. A symbol representing ten units, as 10, {x}, or {X}.