se-tenant
or se ten·ant
[ suh-ten-uhnt, set-n-ahn, suh-tuh-nahn ]
/ səˈtɛn ənt, ˌsɛt nˈɑ̃, sə təˈnɑ̃ /
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noun Philately.
a group of stamps that differ in color, value, or design but are printed together on the same sheet and are collected without separating the stamps.
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Origin of se-tenant
1910–15; <French: literally, standing, remaining, holding together, equivalent to se 3rd singular reflexive pronoun + tenant present participle of tenir to hold (see tenant)
Words nearby se-tenant
set back on one's heels, set back the clock, set by, set chisel, set down, se-tenant, set eyes on, set fire to, set foot, set forth, set forward
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British Dictionary definitions for se-tenant
se tenant
/ French (sə tənɑ̃) /
adjective
denoting two postage stamps of different face values and sometimes of different designs in an unseparated pair
noun
such a pair of stamps
Word Origin for se tenant
literally: holding together
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