se-tenant

noun

A set of postage stamps with differing values, colours, etc, but printed on the same sheet.

OriginFrench se →
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Meanings

nounse-tenant (plural se-tenants)

plural se-tenants

  1. hobbiesA set of postage stamps with differing values, colours, etc, but printed on the same sheet.

Origin

  1. Frenchse
  2. Englishse-tenant

From French se tenant (“holding each other”), present participle of se tenir (“to hold each other”).

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Translations

German Zusammendruck
  • Zusammendruckset of stamps
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APA

se-tenant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/se-tenant

MLA

“se-tenant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/se-tenant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “se-tenant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/se-tenant.

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