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单词 se-tenant
释义

se-tenant

or se ten·ant

[ suh-ten-uhnt, set-n-ahn, suh-tuh-nahn ]
/ səˈtɛn ənt, ˌsɛt nˈɑ̃, sə təˈnɑ̃ /

noun Philately.

a group of stamps that differ in color, value, or design but are printed together on the same sheet and are collected without separating the stamps.

Origin of se-tenant

1910–15; <French: literally, standing, remaining, holding together, equivalent to se 3rd singular reflexive pronoun + tenant present participle of tenir to hold (see tenant)

Words nearby se-tenant

set back on one's heels, set back the clock, set by, set chisel, set down, se-tenant, set eyes on, set fire to, set foot, set forth, set forward
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British Dictionary definitions for se-tenant

se tenant
/ French (sə tənɑ̃) /

adjective

denoting two postage stamps of different face values and sometimes of different designs in an unseparated pair

noun

such a pair of stamps

Word Origin for se tenant

literally: holding together
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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