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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tain (tān),USA pronunciation n. - Buildinga thin tin plate.
- Buildingtin foil for the backs of mirrors.
- French: silvering, foil, aphetic variant of étain tin
- 1855–60
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-tain-, root. - -tain- comes from French and ultimately from Latin, where it has the meaning "hold.'' It is related to the root -ten-. This meaning is found in such words as: abstain, attain, contain, detain, entertain, maintain, obtain, pertain, rein, retain, retinue, sustain.
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