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tensome

Syllables: ten·some/ˈtɛnsəm/

tensome noun: a group of ten persons or things.

Noun

tensome (plural tensomes)

  1. A group of ten persons or things.
    • Hastily the tensome make their way to the stage unloading their props in the wings.1974, International Thespian Society, National Thespian Dramatic Honor Society for High Schools, Dramatics: Volumes 46-47, link

Forms of tensome

pluraltensomes

Origin of tensome

From Middle English tensom, tensum, equivalent to ten + -some.

Questions about tensome

What does tensome mean?
Tensome means a group of ten persons or things.
What part of speech is tensome?
Tensome is a noun.
How do you pronounce tensome?
Tensome is pronounced /ˈtɛnsəm/.
What is the plural of tensome?
The plural of tensome is tensomes.

Words near tensome in the dictionary

  1. tensionlessness
  2. tensions
  3. tensities
  4. tensity
  5. tensive
  6. tensome
  7. tensomes
  8. tensometer
  9. tensometers
  10. tensomething
  11. tensomethings

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