Modern English ten continues the Middle English spelling with ordinary phonological stabilization.
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ten
the cardinal number one greater than nine
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English, c. 1150–1500 · cardinal numberten
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The cardinal value remains ten while later noun, rating, money, and idiomatic senses branch from it.
Middle English to modern English.
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Ten — Definition and Word HistoryWord History: Etymology and current definitions
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Connects modern ten to the inherited English lineage and documents later noun and rating senses.
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