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tenace
ten·ace
[
té nàyss,
ténnəss
]
(
plural
ten·aces
)
noun
Definition:
card combination:
a combination of two high cards in the same suit that do not form a sequence, e.g. a jack and a king
[
Mid-17th century. Via French< Spanish
tenaza
"pincers, tongs"
]
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