"tens" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛns/ Forms: tenses [plural], tens [plural]
Etymology: From Old French tens, tans, from Latin tempus. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|tens}} Old French tens, {{m|fro|tans}} tans, {{der|enm|la|tempus}} Latin tempus Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} tens, {{enm-noun|tenses|pl2=tens}} tens (plural tenses or tens)
  1. (grammar) tense Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-tens-enm-noun-3rjMJfAU Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tens meaning in Middle English (1.6kB)

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