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tenon

Meaninga tenon

Common meaning: projecting piece that fits into a mortise

Journey through time

  1. Frenchtenon‘a tenon’source
  2. Middle Englishtenonsource
  3. Englishtenon‘projecting piece that fits into a mortise’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on French tenon ‘a tenon’.

Roots

  • tenon French “a tenon”

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