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tenable

ten.a.ble \'ten-*-b*l also chiefly Brit 'te--n*-\ \-ble-\ aj [F, fr. OF, 
   fr. tenir to hold, fr. L tene-re - more at THIN] : capable of being held, 
   maintained, or defended : DEFENSIBLE, MREASONABLE - ten.a.ble.ness n