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tenured

tenured adjective: having tenure. Also the simple past and past participle of tenure.

Adjective

tenured (not comparable)

  1. Having tenure.
    Antonyms:
    untenured
  2. (Philippines) Experienced at a workplace; seasoned.

Also used as

tenured is also the simple past and past participle of tenure.

Antonyms of tenured

Words formed from tenured

Questions about tenured

What does tenured mean?
Tenured means having tenure.
What part of speech is tenured?
Tenured is an adjective.

Words near tenured in the dictionary

  1. tenuousness
  2. tenurable
  3. tenure
  4. tenure track
  5. tenure-track
  6. tenured
  7. tenureless
  8. tenurelessness
  9. tenures
  10. tenureship
  11. tenureships

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