"tenacy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛnəsi/
Etymology: Latin tenacia (“obstinacy”). See tenacious. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|tenacia||obstinacy}} Latin tenacia (“obstinacy”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tenacy (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Tenaciousness; obstinacy. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tenacy-en-noun-sMUFwfsU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} tenacy
  1. Misspelling of tenancy. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: tenancy
    Sense id: en-tenacy-en-noun-LNBrlOi-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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