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10 Language-to-English DictionariesZehner
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsay-ner
"Er hat viele Zehner in seiner Sammlung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The plural form of ten, often used to denote a group or set of ten items.
"The teacher divided the students into groups of tens for the project." - 2
A numerical value representing ten times a unit.
"The score was in the tens, indicating a low performance."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'tens' is derived from the Old English 'tien', which comes from the Proto-Germanic '*tehun', meaning 'ten'. Over time, it evolved in Middle English to refer to groups of ten, particularly in counting and measurement contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tens" is said worldwide
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dizaines
Transliteration: dee-zan
"Il a acheté des dizaines de pommes."
Zehner
Transliteration: tsay-ner
"Er hat viele Zehner in seiner Sammlung."
decine
Transliteration: deh-chee-neh
"Ha comprato decine di mele."
decenas
Transliteration: deh-sen-as
"Compró decenas de manzanas."
dezenas
Transliteration: deh-zeh-nas
"Ele comprou dezenas de maçãs."
दर्जन
Transliteration: darjan
"उसने कई दर्जन सेब खरीदे।"
十个
Transliteration: shí gè
"他买了十个苹果。"
십
Transliteration: sip
"그는 사과를 십 개 샀다."
十
Transliteration: juu
"彼はリンゴを十個買った。"
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