tenure

/ˈtenjə/TEN-yur

/ˈtɛnjɚ/TEN-yur

Meaninga holding

Common meaning: the holding of a post or property

tento hold, keep hold ofLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1853 · scan
urenoun ending: result or process

Journey through time

Latintenere‘to hold’source
Frenchtenure‘a holding’source
Englishtenure‘the holding of a post or property’ · 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

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Origin: Built on Latin teneō ‘to hold, keep hold of’.

Roots

teneō, tenuī, tentum Latin “to hold, keep hold of”

Related words

abstain detain discontent discontinuation discontinue obtain pertinacious rein retain supercontinent sustain tenacious

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