No. 2,860 in Catalan
desenes
"Desenes" means "tens" (groups of ten).
In a sentence
Hem trobat desenes d'anells en la sorra.
We found dozens of rings in the sand.
Here, 'desenes' is used as a plural noun meaning 'dozens,' referring to a large quantity of items.
Els desenes números finals són incorrectes.
The last dozen numbers are incorrect.
In this case, 'desenes' is used as an adjective describing the set of 'dozen' final numbers, emphasizing quantity.
Varen celebrar el desè aniversari de l'associació amb entusiasme.
They enthusiastically celebrated the tenth anniversary of the association.
Although 'desenes' is not directly used here, its singular form 'desè' refers to ordinal numbers, specifically 'tenth.' It denotes a sequential position.
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