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- Latin · borrowed fromtenet“he, she, or it holds”
- English todaytenet
Borrowed from Latin tenet (“he, she, or it holds”), from teneō (“hold; have”). Compare obsolete tenent. See tenable.
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tenet
Today it means: An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. Full definition →
Latin tenet