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se-tenant

se-ten·ant
S s

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-ten-uh nt, set-n-ahn, suh-tuh-nahn]
    • /səˈtɛn ənt, ˌsɛt nˈɑ̃, sə təˈnɑ̃/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-ten-uh nt, set-n-ahn, suh-tuh-nahn]
    • /səˈtɛn ənt, ˌsɛt nˈɑ̃, sə təˈnɑ̃/

Definition of se-tenant word

  • noun se-tenant a group of stamps that differ in color, value, or design but are printed together on the same sheet and are collected without separating the stamps. 1

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Origin of se-tenant

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15; < French: literally, standing, remaining, holding together, equivalent to se 3rd singular reflexive pronoun + tenant present participle of tenir to hold (see tenant)

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Parts of speech for Se-tenant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

se-tenant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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