tenace
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
tenace (plural tenaces)
- (bridge) An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.
Derived terms edit
- major tenace: the first- and third-best cards
- minor tenace: the second- and fourth-best cards
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin tenāx. Compare inherited Old French tenais.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tenace (plural tenaces)
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Further reading edit
- “tenace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua edit
Adjective edit
tenace (not comparable)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tenace (plural tenaci, superlative tenacissimo)
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French tenace, from Latin tenax.
Adjective edit
tenace m or f or n (masculine plural tenaci, feminine and neuter plural tenace)