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TEN, a. [L. decem.] 1. Twice five; nine and one. With twice ten sail I cross'd the Phrygian sea. 2. It is a kind of proverbial number. There's a proud modesty in merit, Averse to begging, and resolv'd to pay T...

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TEN, a. [L. decem.]

1. Twice five; nine and one.

With twice ten sail I cross'd the Phrygian sea.

2. It is a kind of proverbial number.

There's a proud modesty in merit,

Averse to begging, and resolv'd to pay

Ten times the gift it asks.

The meaning in this use is, a great deal more, indefinitely.

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