noun
tens
noun
1
A vague large quantity, roughly between ten and a hundred.
"Tens of thousands of fans packed the stadium."
2
The decade running from a year ending in 10 to one ending in 19.
"Fashion in the tens looked very different from the roaring twenties."
How to Use Tens
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rough "lots of" quantity, or the decade of the 10s (like the 2010s).
Common pairings
tens of thousands
tens of millions
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_____ of thousands of fans packed the stadium.