"tenace" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tenaces [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French tenace. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|tenace}} French tenace Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenace (plural tenaces)
  1. (bridge) An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen. Categories (topical): Bridge Derived forms (major tenace): the first- and third-best cards Derived forms (minor tenace): the second- and fourth-best cards
    Sense id: en-tenace-en-noun-zO5VgmwY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Topics: bridge, games

Inflected forms

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