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ten-speed

[ten-speed]
–noun
1. a system of gears having ten forward gear ratios, esp. on a bicycle.
2. a bicycle having such a system of gears.
–adjective
3. having ten forward gear ratios.

Origin:
1970–75
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ten-speed   (těn'spēd')
n.  A bicycle that can be pedaled in ten different gears.
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