noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈtɛnsəm/
rhymes with -ɛnsəm
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noun
Meaning 1
A group of ten persons or things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
1974, International Thespian Society, National Thespian Dramatic Honor Society for High Schools, Dramatics: Volumes 46-47, link Hastily the tensome make their way to the stage unloading their props in the wings.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English tensom, tensum, equivalent to ten + -some.
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