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Word: Tenable
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French, from tenir ‘to hold’, from Latin tenere
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛnəbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
Short Definition:able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
Examples:- such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable
Definition:
(of an office, position, scholarship, etc.) able to be held or used
Short Definition:able to be held or used
Examples:- a scholarship of £200 per annum tenable for three years
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