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tenace

tenace noun: an interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.

Noun

tenace (plural tenaces)

  1. An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.

Forms of tenace

pluraltenaces

Origin of tenace

Borrowed from French tenace, from Spanish tenaza, from earlier tenaces, from Latin tenācēs, from teneō (“hold, grasp”).

Words formed from tenace

  • the first- and third-best cards
  • the second- and fourth-best cards

Questions about tenace

What does tenace mean?
Tenace means an interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.
What part of speech is tenace?
Tenace is a noun.
What is the plural of tenace?
The plural of tenace is tenaces.

Words near tenace in the dictionary

  1. tena'im
  2. tenability
  3. tenable
  4. tenableness
  5. tenably
  6. tenace
  7. tenaces
  8. tenacibaculosis
  9. tenacin
  10. tenacious
  11. tenaciously

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