tenet
/ˈtenət/TEH-nuht
/ˈtɛnət/TEH-nuht
Meaninghe holds
Common meaning: a central belief
- tento hold, keep hold ofLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1853 · scan
- et(Latin 'he holds')
Journey through time
- Latintenet‘he holds’source
- Englishtenet‘a central belief’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin teneō ‘to hold, keep hold of’.
Roots
- teneō, tenuī, tentum Latin “to hold, keep hold of”
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