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ten-shun

ten-shun interjection: used to bring a marching band or group of soldiers to attention.

Interjection

  1. (US) Used to bring a marching band or group of soldiers to attention.
    • Company, 'ten-shun—(More violently.) 'ten-shun, please... (He draws himself up exaggeratedly.) Stand straight, like soldiers!1946, Harry Lester Baum, Prelude to Victory: A Masonic Play

Forms of ten-shun

alternative form'ten-shun

Origin of ten-shun

Eye dialect spelling of attention.

Questions about ten-shun

What does ten-shun mean?
Ten-shun means used to bring a marching band or group of soldiers to attention.
What part of speech is ten-shun?
Ten-shun is an interjection.

Words near ten-shun in the dictionary

  1. ten-pounders
  2. ten-second car
  3. ten-second cars
  4. ten-second rule
  5. ten-second rules
  6. ten-shun
  7. ten-speed
  8. ten-speeds
  9. ten-spot
  10. ten-spots
  11. ten-strike

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