tenable
[ ten-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈtɛn ə bəl /
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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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tenable
/ (ˈtɛnəbəl) /
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 tenēre
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