tenace

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tenace

Noun

tenace (plural tenaces)

1. (bridge) An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.

Derived terms

• major tenace: the first- and third-best cards
• minor tenace: the second- and fourth-best cards

Anagrams

• Canete, cetane

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin tenax, tenacem. Compare Old French tenais.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.nas/

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Adjective

tenace (plural tenaces)

1. long-lasting
2. tenacious, persistent

Further reading

• “tenace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Interlingua

Adjective

tenace (not comparable)

1. tenacious

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin tenax, tenacem.

Adjective

1. strong
2. lasting
3. tenacious

Anagrams

• catene, cenate