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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestenable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tənabl
"Cette position n'est plus tenable sur le long terme."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Able to be maintained or defended against objection or assault.
"With the new evidence coming to light, their hypothesis is no longer tenable." - 2
Of a position, base, or situation, capable of being occupied, held, or defended.
"The commander realized the outpost was no longer tenable and ordered a retreat."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French adjective tenable, stemming from the Latin verb tenere, meaning 'to hold'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century, originally used in military contexts to describe a fortification capable of being successfully defended against attack, before broadening to abstract arguments and positions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tenable" is said worldwide
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tenable
Transliteration: tənabl
"Cette position n'est plus tenable sur le long terme."
haltbar
Transliteration: haltbaʁ
"Dieses Argument ist wissenschaftlich nicht mehr haltbar."
tenibile
Transliteration: teˈnibile
"La loro posizione strategica non è più tenibile."
tenible
Transliteration: teˈnible
"Su teoría ya no es tenible ante las nuevas pruebas."
tenível
Transliteration: teˈnivɛw
"A situação tornou-se insustentável e não mais tenível."
तर्कसंगत
Transliteration: tark-sangat
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह तर्क अब और अधिक तर्कसंगत नहीं है।"
站得住脚的
Transliteration: zhàn de zhù jiǎo de
Script: 中文汉字
"这个理论在严密的检验下已经站不住脚了。"
유지할 수 있는
Transliteration: yujihal su inneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그들의 주장은 더 이상 유지할 수 있는 상태가 아니다."
立論可能な
Transliteration: ritsuron kanō na
Script: 日本語
"その仮説はもはや立論可能な状態ではない。"
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