-tene

1. a combining form meaning “ribbon,” used in biology to form compound nouns that refer to the shape or number of chromosomes involved in meiosis:

   leptotene; pachytene; diplotene.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -tene¹

< French -tène (in scientific compounds) < Latin taenia taenia

Example Sentences

Muchel sotschipe hit is leosen for an dei; tene oer tweolue.

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Me tene mucho mucho big guns, bastante poquito mismo bastante, cutlass, pistols mucho bastante.

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Inter utrumque tene—Keep a mid course between the two extremes.

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Oblatam occasionem tene—Seize the opportunity that is offered.

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I marvelled what tidings they could be, that were tene (grief) to the King, and blisfulhed (happiness) to the Queen.

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