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1.
tenth(e
num.
Additional spellings:
tenthe
83 quotations in 3 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Ordinal number as adj.: tenth; (b) in combs. & phrases:
tenth del (part)
, one-tenth of a whole; also, a small part, a fraction; also, a tithe [1st quot.; cp.
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(b)];
tenth houre (time)
, the tenth…
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therne
n.
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A young woman; a girl; (b) a female servant, handmaid.
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