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- [tee-nee-uh]
- /ˈti ni ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tee-nee-uh]
- /ˈti ni ə/
Definitions of tenia word
- abbreviation TENIA taenia. 1
- noun plural tenia Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet. 1
- noun plural tenia Architecture. (on a Doric entablature) a fillet or band separating the frieze from the architrave. 1
- noun plural tenia Anatomy. a ribbonlike structure, as certain bands of white nerve fibers in the brain. 1
- noun plural tenia any tapeworm of the genus Taenia, parasitic in humans and other mammals. 1
- abbreviation TENIA taenia 0
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Origin of tenia
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Latin < Greek tainía band, ribbon; (in def 4) < New Latin, Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Tenia
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tenia popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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".
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