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Tenable

TEN'ABLE, a. [L. teneo, to hold. See Tenant.] That may be held, maintained or defended against an assailant, or against attempts to take it; as a tenable fortress. The works were not deemed tenable. The ground...

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TEN'ABLE, a. [L. teneo, to hold. See Tenant.]

That may be held, maintained or defended against an assailant, or against attempts to take it; as a tenable fortress. The works were not deemed tenable. The ground taken in the argument is not tenable.

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