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tenace

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
tenace
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tenaza, tenāx

Inflected Forms

tenaces (plural)

Phrases

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

Questions

What does tenace mean?
An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.
Where does tenace come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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