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se-tenant

se-tenant noun: a set of postage stamps with differing values, colours, etc, but printed on the same sheet.

Noun

se-tenant (plural se-tenants)

  1. A set of postage stamps with differing values, colours, etc, but printed on the same sheet.

Forms of se-tenant

pluralse-tenants

Origin of se-tenant

From French se tenant (“holding each other”), present participle of se tenir (“to hold each other”).

Questions about se-tenant

What does se-tenant mean?
Se-tenant means a set of postage stamps with differing values, colours, etc, but printed on the same sheet.
What part of speech is se-tenant?
Se-tenant is a noun.
What is the plural of se-tenant?
The plural of se-tenant is se-tenants.

Words near se-tenant in the dictionary

  1. se'nnight
  2. se'nnights
  3. se-baptism
  4. se-baptist
  5. se-baptists
  6. se-tenant
  7. se-tenants
  8. se.
  9. sea
  10. sea acorn
  11. sea acorns

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