"tenace" meaning in French

See tenace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tə.nas/ Audio: Fr-tenace.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-tenace.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-tenace.wav Forms: tenaces [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin tenāx. Compare inherited Old French tenais. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|tenāx}} Learned borrowing from Latin tenāx, {{cog|fro|tenais}} Old French tenais Head templates: {{fr-adj}} tenace (plural tenaces)
  1. long-lasting
    Sense id: en-tenace-fr-adj-CVIbHFW3
  2. tenacious, persistent
    Sense id: en-tenace-fr-adj-HkpxaKVh Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 0 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tenacement Related terms: ténacité
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0

Inflected forms

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