TENABLE


Meaning of TENABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈte-nə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle French, from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre — more at thin

Date: 1579

: capable of being held, maintained, or defended : defensible , reasonable

• ten·a·bil·i·ty ˌte-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• ten·a·ble·ness noun

• ten·a·bly ˈte-nə-blē adverb

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