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- [ten-uh-muh nt]
- /ˈtɛn ə mənt/
- /ˈten.ə.mənt/
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- [ten-uh-muh nt]
- /ˈtɛn ə mənt/
Definitions of tenement word
- noun tenement Also called tenement house. a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city. 1
- noun tenement Law. any species of permanent property, as lands, houses, rents, an office, or a franchise, that may be held of another. tenements, freehold interests in things immovable considered as subjects of property. 1
- noun tenement British. an apartment or room rented by a tenant. 1
- noun tenement Archaic. any abode or habitation. 1
- noun tenement apartment building 1
- countable noun tenement A tenement is a large, old building which is divided into a number of individual flats. 0
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Origin of tenement
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin tenēmentum, equivalent to Latin tenē(re) to hold + -mentum -ment
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Parts of speech for Tenement
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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tenement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tenement usage trend in Literature
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