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Definition of Ten thousand

1. Adjective. Denoting a quantity consisting of 10,000 items or units.

2. Noun. The cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand.

Definition of Ten thousand

1. Cardinal numeral. The cardinal number 10,000 ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ten Thousand

ten-strikes ten-to ten Horn ten a penny ten dollar bill ten foot pole ten million ten o'clock ten past ten penny nail

ten percent ten pound Pom ten pound tourist ten sack ten thousand (current term) ten to ten to the dozen tenabilities tenability tenable

tenableness tenablenesses tenably tenace tenaces tenacious tenaciously tenaciousness tenaciousnesses

Literary usage of Ten thousand

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"He spoke, and charging shouted loud, as when Nine thousand or ten thousand men of war Uplift their voices in the shock of arms ; So loud the voice the ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"Next day ten thousand marks of the ransom were remitted as Jane's dowry. James and his bride set out at once for Scotland, and on 28 March, at Durham, ..."

3. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1868)
"To aid in the support of the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in Asylum, in the District of Columbia, ten thousand dollars. To furnish an increased ..."

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