"top ten" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: top tens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} top ten (plural top tens)
  1. A list of the ten most popular items of a given category, especially popular songs Wikipedia link: en:top ten Translations (Translations): kymmenen parhaan lista (english: top 10 best...) (Finnish), kymmenen suosituimman lista (english: top 10 popular...) (Finnish), Top Ten [plural] (German), pierwsza dziesiątka [feminine] (Polish), dziesięć najpopularniejszych (Polish), czołowa dziesiątka [feminine] (Polish), top dziesięć (Polish)
    Sense id: en-top_ten-en-noun-sUy~jNLD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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