Definition of tenable

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ten·a·ble    (tn-bl) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible: a tenable theory.
2. Capable of being held against assault; defensible: a tenable outpost.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French, from tenir, to hold, from Latin tenre; see ten- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
tena·bili·ty or tena·ble·ness (Noun), tena·bly (Adverb)

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