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tenable
[ ten-uh-buhl ]
/ ËtÉn É bÉl /
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adjective
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory.
capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions: a research grant tenable for two years.
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Origin of tenable
1570â80; <French: that can be held, equivalent to ten(ir) to hold (âȘ Latin tenÄre) + -able-able
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tempus edax rerum, tempus fugit, TempyĆ, Temuco, ten, tenable, tenace, tenacious, tenaciously, tenacity, ten-acre block
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British Dictionary definitions for tenable
tenable
/ (ËtÉnÉbÉl) /
adjective
able to be upheld, believed, maintained, or defended
Derived forms of tenable
tenability or tenableness, nountenably, adverbWord Origin for tenable
C16: from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenÄre
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