Tensome

//ˈtɛnsəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A group of ten persons or things.

    "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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"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."

Etymology

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

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