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Meaning of "tenace" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TENACE

From French, from Spanish tenaza forceps, ultimately from Latin tenāx holding fast, from tenēre to hold.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TENACE

tenace  [ˈtɛneɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tenace is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TENACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tenace in the English dictionary

The definition of tenace in the dictionary is a holding of two nonconsecutive high cards of a suit, such as the ace and queen.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENACE


ace
eɪs
base
beɪs
bass
beɪs
case
keɪs
case-by-case
ˈkeɪsbaɪkeɪs
database
ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs
deaminase
diːˈæmɪˌneɪs
face
feɪs
grace
ɡreɪs
histaminase
hɪˈstæmɪˌneɪs
interface
ˈɪntəˌfeɪs
lace
leɪs
lecithinase
ləˈsɪθɪˌneɪs
marketplace
ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs
MySpace
ˈmaɪˌspeɪs
place
pleɪs
proteinase
ˈprəʊtɪˌneɪs
race
reɪs
streptokinase
ˌstrɛptəʊˈkaɪneɪs
thrombokinase
ˌθrɒmbəʊˈkaɪneɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENACE

tena koe
tena korua
tena koutou
tenability
tenable
tenableness
tenably
tenacious
tenaciously
tenaciousness
tenacity
tenacula
tenaculum
tenaille
tenaillon
tenancies
tenancy
tenancy agreement
tenant
tenant farmer

WORDS THAT END LIKE TENACE

arc furnace
blast furnace
electric-arc furnace
electric furnace
furnace
menace
open-hearth furnace
pinnace
reverberatory furnace
smelting furnace
solar furnace

Synonyms and antonyms of tenace in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tenace» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TENACE

Find out the translation of tenace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tenace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tenace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

TENACE
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tenace
570 millions of speakers

English

tenace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tenace
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

tenace
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Tenace
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tenace
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tenace
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tenace
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tenace
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tenace
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tenace
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tenace
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tenace
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tenace
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tenace
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भाडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tenace
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tenace
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tenace
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Tenace
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tenace
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Tenace
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tenace
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

TENACE
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tenace
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tenace

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENACE»

The term «tenace» is regularly used and occupies the 60.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tenace» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tenace» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tenace

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENACE»

Discover the use of tenace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tenace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Q-Z
1526 TENACE. FURY GENE "You've Got to Hand It to the Padres," SI 61 (October 15, 1984), pp. 28-34; Jack McKeon with Tom Friend, Jack of All Trades (Chicago, IL, 1988); Dick Williams and Bill Plaschke, No More Mr. Nice Guy (San Diego, ...
David L. Porter, 2000
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Beyond the Dream: Occasional Heroes of Sports
November, 1972 One day when Gene Tenace was 13 years old, he suffered a stomach spasm and was rushed to a hospital. His physical problem was diagnosed as an unusually large ulcer. After discussions with Gene, the doctor called in ...
‎2008
3
Winning Contract Bridge
Here is the same play in a different form: (7) YOU: K15 nuuin: A72 Now the tenace is in your hand—the K I. If the queen is in the enemy hand to your right, the one that plays before you, you can win three tricks. Cash dummy's ace, to see if the ...
Edgar Kaplan, 2010
4
The October Heroes: Great World Series Games Remembered by ...
Gene Tenace FURY GENE TENACE Born: October 10, 1946, Russelton, Pennsylvania Major League career: 1969- Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres A versatile, power-hitting ball player, Gene Tenace has been consistently among the ...
Donald Honig, 1996
5
Making the Big Red Machine: Bob Howsam and the Cincinnati ...
Two men later, Gene Tenace, now batting clean-up in place of Epstein, came to bat. The last thing the Reds wanted was for Tenace to hit his fifth home run of the series. A very sick fan had also tried to stop Tenace from hitting another home ...
Daryl Smith, 2009
6
Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The ...
Without a first baseman, Finley decided to move regular catcher Gene Tenace to that spot for '73. Finley's explanation for the move foreshadowed the controversy he would ignite later that season in the '73 Series. Tenace couldn't catch any ...
John Rosengren, 2008
7
Champions: The Story of the First Two Oakland A's Dynsaties ...
Once again, Tenace was the hero, first hitting his third home run in the fifth and then taking part in the A's comeback rally in the bottom of the ninth. Williams punched all the right buttons in the ninth too, using three pinch-hitters. The first ...
Glenn Dickey, 2013
8
The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
We shall here subjoin an explanation of two terms that are universally used, but not generally understood, viz. tenace and finrss. . V The principle of the tenace is simple. If A has the ace and queen of a suit, and B, his adversary, has the king ...
Abraham Rees, 1819
9
The Midsummer Classic: The Complete History of Baseball's ...
AL 2ND:J.Rudi grounded out (R.Cey-3b to S.Gar- vey-ib); G.Nettles flied to P. Rose-rf; G.Tenace reached on an error by D.Concepcion-ss [G.Tenace to first] ; B. Campaneris singled to right field [G.Tenace to second]; H.Aaron batted for V.Blue ; ...
David Vincent, Lyle Spatz, David W. Smith, 2001
10
Bridge: A Thinker's Game
10) R.T.T. (Retain The Tenace) This topic very logically follows 'Tempt-A-Cover' because both require twoway tenaces. The simplest definition of a tenace is to consider a three card sequence with the middle card missing. As has been ...
Joe Blatnick, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tenace is used in the context of the following news items.
1
L'audace au bac philo: une rumeur tenace
La rumeur est tenace. Et saisonnière. Chaque année, au moment du bac ressort cette histoire: à un sujet de philosophie intitulé "qu'est-ce que le risque? «BFMTV.COM, Jun 15»
2
Les monts Tumuc-Humac, un mythe tenace
François-Michel Le Tourneau et son équipe sont arrivés hier à la Borne 2, à la frontière guyano-brésilienne. La zone des Tumuc-Humac qu'ils traversent ... «Journal du CNRS, Jun 15»
3
Voici l'origine de la rumeur la plus tenace sur le bac de philo
Dans un film réalisé en 1978, un élève répond à la question de philo «Qu'est-ce que le risque?» par une simple phrase et reçoit la meilleure note. Une légende ... «Slate.fr, Jun 15»
4
La haine de Fillon si tenace à l'égard de Sarkozy finira-t-elle un jour ?
Ce 28 mai a lieu le procès en diffamation de François Fillon contre Jean-Pierre Jouyet. Ce dernier aurait raconté à deux journalistes du Monde que l'ancien ... «Atlantico.fr, May 15»
5
La masturbation féminine, ce tabou foutrement tenace — Le Dessin …
La masturbation fait partie de la vie, et ne fait de mal à personne. Mais elle est mal vue, surtout chez les femmes… retour sur un tabou qui s'accroche comme ... «madmoiZelle.com, Apr 15»
6
Garden crusader Chantal Tenace wins leadership award
Ms Tenace, who also works at her family-run nursery Direct Plants in Greenvale, said applying for the Australia-wide awards was a rigorous process with tough ... «Herald Sun, Apr 15»
7
Stevenson l'emporte par décision unanime contre le tenace Bika
QUÉBEC | Adonis Stevenson a dû travailler fort pour conserver ses ceintures WBC et The Ring hier au Colisée Pepsi de Québec, devant une foule de 4729 ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Apr 15»
8
Une folie tenace, par Bruno Frappat
Et si l'espérance était fille de la volonté ? N'est-ce pas quand tout est fichu qu'il faut s'accrocher à cette belle vertu que les esprits forts jugent « niaiseuse » ... «La Croix, Apr 15»
9
Aurélie Filippetti "je lui en veux" : Manuel Valls a la rancune tenace
Entre Arnaud Montebourg et Aurélie Filippetti, Manuel Valls a fait son choix, ce qui ne l'empêche pas de s'inquiéter du sort de ses deux anciens ministres ... «Closer, Mar 15»
10
Speed up baseball? Tenace says batters should swing instead
“Work the pitcher, get the pitch count up,” Tenace, 68, said. “Bullpens are so much stronger. It's stud reliever after stud reliever. So why are you worried about ... «SFGate, Feb 15»

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