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• tenable — adj. 1 that can be maintained or defended against attack or objection (a tenable position; a tenable theory). 2 (foll. by for, by) (of an office etc.) that can be held for (a specified period) or by (a specified class of person). Derivatives:… …   Useful english dictionary

• tenable — [ t(ə)nabl ] adj. • XIIe « que l on peut tenir »; de tenir 1 ♦ Où l on peut se tenir, demeurer (en emploi négatif). « Ce n est plus tenable, nous grillons » (Zola). ⇒ supportable, tolérable. 2 ♦ (Personnes) Que l on peut faire tenir tranquille,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• tenable — ten‧a‧ble [ˈtenəbl] adjective be tenable for HUMAN RESOURCES a job or position that is tenable for a particular length of time can be held by a person for that length of time: • How long is the post tenable for? * * * tenable UK US /ˈtenəbl/… …   Financial and business terms

• TENABLE — adj. des deux genres En termes de Guerre, il se dit d’un Lieu, d’un poste, d’une place où l’on peut se défendre, où l’on peut demeurer sans un trop grand péril; il s’emploie principalement avec la négation. Cette place n’est pas tenable. Ce poste …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

• tenable — [[t]te̱nəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that an argument, point of view, or situation is tenable, you believe that it is reasonable and could be successfully defended against criticism. This argument is simply not tenable... The only way his… …   English dictionary

• tenable — adjective 1 a belief, argument etc that is tenable is reasonable and can be defended successfully opposite untenable 2 be tenable for a job or position that is tenable for a particular length of time will continue for that length of time …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tenable — adjective 1》 able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection. 2》 (of an office, position, etc.) able to be held or used: a scholarship tenable for three years. Derivatives tenability noun Origin C16: from Fr., from tenir to hold …   English new terms dictionary

• Battle of Port Gibson — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Port Gibson caption= partof=the American Civil War date=May 1, 1863 place=Port Gibson, Mississippi result=Union victory combatant1= flagicon|USA|1861 United States (Union) combatant2= flagicon|CSA|1863 …   Wikipedia

• ten´a|ble|ness — ten|a|ble «TEHN uh buhl», adjective. that can be held or defended: »a tenable position, Figurative. a tenable theory. SYNONYM(S): defensible, unassailable. ╂[< Middle French tenable < Old French tenr hold (< Latin tenēre)]… …   Useful english dictionary

• ten|a|ble — «TEHN uh buhl», adjective. that can be held or defended: »a tenable position, Figurative. a tenable theory. SYNONYM(S): defensible, unassailable. ╂[< Middle French tenable < Old French tenr hold (< Latin tenēre)] –ten´a|ble|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Glossary of chess — See also: Outline of chess and Glossary of chess problems This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. Some of these have their own pages, like fork and pin. For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see fairy chess… …   Wikipedia