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noun, feminine

dizaine

/di.zɛn/

noun, feminine/di.zɛn/plural: dizaines

a set of ten; about ten; tens (in arithmetic)

On assure que les gens ordinairement doués sont, après une dizaine de leçons, en état de se diriger convenablement.It is assured that ordinarily gifted people are, after about ten lessons, in a position to properly direct themselves.

From dix + -aine.