See tenax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"links": [
[
"tenacious",
"tenacious"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "obstinātus"
},
{
"word": "inexōrābilis"
}
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"one-termination"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"close-fisted, niggardly, stingy"
],
"links": [
[
"close-fisted",
"close-fisted"
],
[
"niggardly",
"niggardly"
],
[
"stingy",
"stingy"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"one-termination"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"firm, steadfast, persistent"
],
"links": [
[
"firm",
"firm"
],
[
"steadfast",
"steadfast"
],
[
"persistent",
"persistent"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "fīxus"
},
{
"word": "fortis"
}
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"one-termination"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[ˈtɛ.naːks]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈtɛː.naks]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "tenax"
}
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