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Definition: Tenet |
TenetNoun1. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tenet" was first used: 1413. (references) |
Etymology: Tenet \Ten"et\, noun. [Latin expression tenet he holds, from tenere to hold. See Tenable.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: TenetSynonyms: belief (n), dogma (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Belief | Tenet, dogma, principle, way of thinking; popular belief; (assent). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Tenet |
| English words defined with "tenet": Ionic sect ♦ Opponency ♦ Tenent, The Monroe doctrine. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "tenet": F.E.R.T. ♦ Scotus. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "tenet": Opponency. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Tenet" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (comprehend, he holds, hold, keep, master, possess, preserve, represent, support, tenet). |
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Health | It is ingrained in humans to love light and, indeed, since mankind's first wanderings from the caves, worship of the sun has been a fundamental tenet that many societies hold even to the present. (references) | |
Business | A basic tenet of GMP is that quality cannot be tested in a given batch of product, but must be built into each batch of product during all stages of the manufacturing process. (references) | |
Because transmission and distribution maintain their monopoly status in a competitive environment, the major tenet of market fairness resides on the "wires" (transmission and distribution) side of the industry. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Vietnam | A central tenet of the Cao Dai faith is belief in the ability to communicate with the spirits through the use of a medium. (references) |
Indonesia | The first tenet of Pancasila is belief in one supreme God; however, individuals are not compelled to practice any particular faith. (references) | |
Djibouti | The Qadi is the country's senior judge of Islamic law and was appointed by the Minister of Justice in June 1999. His predecessor was named Minister of State for Charitable and Religious Affairs under the Ministry of Justice--a position that was created in May 1999, when President Guelleh formed his Cabinet and declared that Islam would be a central tenet of his Government. (references) | |
Economic History | Thailand | Providing an appropriate and attractive regime for foreign investment is certain to remain a central tenet of Thai economic policy. (references) |
Political Economy | Israel and the occupied territories | During the year, both sides attempted to implement recommendations contained in the Tenet Agreement and the Mitchell Report, both of which were designed to reduce the violence and return the parties to negotiations. (references) |
Czech Rep | The Czech government is strongly supportive of foreign investment, and further integration with Western economic and political institutions remains a fundamental tenet of major political parties on both sides of the political spectrum. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Rush Limbaugh | Vice President Dick Cheney and CIA Director George Tenet briefed the top Congressional leaders on this information, but Tom Daschle remains unconvinced. |
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Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Another tenet of this Administration's approach to African problems has been encouragement and support for regional solutions to Africa's problems. |
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| "Tenet" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Tenet" is used about 78 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 78 | 37,656 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Tenet Healthcare Corporation |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
tenet | 532 |
tenet health care | 329 |
tenet hospital | 119 |
tenet health | 75 |
tenet health system | 58 |
george tenet | 32 |
tenet health care corporation | 27 |
tenet health care corp | 25 |
care health system tenet | 13 |
care health medicare tenet | 9 |
tenet stock | 9 |
tenet employment | 8 |
tenet corporation | 7 |
65 choice tenet | 6 |
e tenet | 6 |
edu tenet | 5 |
louis st tenet | 5 |
tenet job | 5 |
news tenet | 5 |
hospital job tenet | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "tenet"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | parim (institute, law, Maxim, outlines, principle, rule), doktrinë (doctrine, dogma, doxy), dogmë (belief, dogma). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | معتقد (belief, doctrine, faith, persuasion), عقيدة (belief, confession, credo, doctrine, dogma). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | убеждение (belief, conviction, opinion, persuasion), принцип (dogma, principle), догма (doctrine, dogma). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zásada (alkali, base, Maxim, principle, rudder, theorem), vùdèí princip. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پایه تفکر, متعقدات مذهبی , مرام (Intent), عقیده (Advice, Belief, Concept, Credo, Creed, Doctrine, Faith, Impression, Ism, Opinion, Thought, View, Viewpoint), انگاره (Idea, Sketch), انگاشته , اصول (Doctrine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | principe, dogme, doctrine. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Lehre (advice, apprenticeship, doctrine, egalitarianism, gage, gauge, gospel, lesson, moral, precept, science, teaching, teachings, template, templet, theory, threadgage, training). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δόγμα (belief, creed, denomination, doctrine, dogma, sect). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | עקרון (doctrine, fundamental, law, principle), עקר (barren, basis, crux, doctrine, dogma, essence, foundation, futile, gist, impotent, infertile, main, nub, origin, pith, principle, quintessence, root, sterile, substance), אמו " (belief, confidence, devotion, faith, persuasion, religion, trust), "וקטרי " (doctrine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tan (doctrine, lore, precept). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | dalil (argumentation, postulate, proposition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | principio (beginning, cause, commencement, criterion, dawn, entrie, origin, outset, principle, start, top), canone (canon, criterion, due, fee, rent, royalty, rule, standard, tax). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 教条 (dogma), 主張 (advocacy, assertion, claim, contention, emphasis, insistence, opinion, request). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅちょう (advocacy, assertion, chief, claim, contention, emphasis, head, insistence, keynote, main current, main melody, opinion, request, swelling), きょうじょう (classroom, crime, dogma, offense). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | crea, art credjue. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | enettay princípio (a.b.c., abc, beginning, commencement, first, foundation, fount, fundamental, headquarters, inception, origin, outshine, prelude, prime, principle, start, sustenance, threshold), doutrina (axiom, dictate, document, have a lot of faith, ism, nidus), dogma (dogma, dogmatic). (various references) regulã (Canon, law, line, norm, order, principle, regularity, rule), dogmã (doctrine, dogma), doctrinã (doctrine, doxy, institution, light, lore, teaching), canon (Canon, catch, dogma, torment, torture). (various references) догмат (dogma). (various references) princip (general, principle, ruler), načelo (plank, principle, ultimate). (various references) principio (a b c, a.b.c., abc, beginning, birth, commencement, front, inception, initiation, opening, outset, principle, rule, setout, start), dogma (dogma), canon (Canon, canyon, catch, doctrine, dogma, farm rent, gun, monitor, percentage royalties, pro rata royalties, proportional royalties, rent, rental, royalties, rule). (various references) grundsats (institute, Maxim, principle). (various references) ความเชื่อทางศาสนาหรือการเมือง. (various references) inanç (affiance, belief, confidence, conscience, conviction, credence, credo, creed, cult, dogma, faith, faithfulness, opinion, opinions, persuasion, positiveness, reliance, religion), ilke (basis, doctrine, guideline, keynote, law, principle), doktrin (doctrine, ism), öğreti (creed, doctrine, ism). (various references) переконання (belief, conviction, credo, creed, dogma, faith, notion, opinion, overpersuasion, persuasion), догмат (dogma, formula). (various references) giáo lý (doxy), chủ nghĩa. (various references) daliad (holding, spell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | tenet. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 43, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | O de qeoV mou dwh umin carin enantion tou anqrwpou kai aposteilai ton adelfon umwn ton ena kai ton beniamin egw men gar kaqa hteknwmai hteknwmai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Deus autem meus omnipotens faciat vobis eum placabilem et remittat vobiscum fratrem vestrum quem tenet et hunc Beniamin ego autem quasi orbatus absque liberis ero |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And my God Almyyti make hym plesable to yow, and send he ayen with yow youre brother, that he holdith in boondis, and this Beniamyn; Y forsothe as priued with outen free children shal be. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And God almightie geue you mercie in the sighte of the man and send you youre other brother and also Be Iamin and I wilbe as a ma robbed of his childern. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | \43:15\And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and arose, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 43, Verse 14 |
| Bulgarian | А Бог 'семогъщи да ви даде да придобиете благоволението на човека, та да пусне другия ви брат и 'ениамина. А аз, ако е речено да остана без чада, нека остана без чада. |
| Cebuano | Ug ang Dios nga Makagagahum sa ngatanan magahatag ug kalooy kaninyo, sa atubangan niadtong tawohana, aron iyang buhian kaninyo ang usa ninyo ka igsoon nga lalake, ug kini si Benjamin. Ug kong kamatyan ako sa akong mga anak, nan kamatyan ako. |
| Chinese | 但 願 全 能 的 神 使 們 在 那 人 面 前 ' 憐 憫 、 釋 " 們 的 那 弟 兄 ' 便 雅 憫 回 來 ． 我 若 喪 了 ' 子 、 就 喪 了 罷 。 |
| Croatian | Neka Bog Svemoguæi, El adaj, potakne onog èovjeka na milosrðe prema nama te vam pusti i drugoga brata i Benjamina. A ja, moram li bez djece ostati, neka ostanem." |
| Danish | Så tog Mændene deres Gave og dobbelt så mange Penge med; også Benjamin tog de med, brød op og drog ned til Ægypten, hvor de fremstillede sig for Josef. |
| Dutch | En God, de Almachtige, geve u barmhartigheid voor het aangezicht van dien man, dat hij uw anderen broeder en Benjamin met u late gaan! En mij aangaande, als ik van kinderen beroofd ben, zo ben ik beroofd! |
| Finnish | Jumala, Kaikkivaltias, suokoon, että se mies tekisi teille laupeuden ja antaisi toisen veljenne sekä Benjaminin palata kotiin teidän kanssanne. Mutta jos tulen lapsettomaksi, niin tulen lapsettomaksi." |
| French | Que le Dieu tout puissant vous fasse trouver grâce devant cet homme, et qu`il laisse revenir avec vous votre autre frère et Benjamin! Et moi, si je dois être privé de mes enfants, que j`en sois privé! |
| German | Aber der allmächtige Gott gebe euch Barmherzigkeit vor dem Manne, daß er euch lasse euren andern Bruder und Benjamin. Ich aber muß sein wie einer, der seiner Kinder gar beraubt ist. |
| Haitian Creole | M'ap mande Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a pou l' fè nonm lan aji byen ak nou, pou l' ka renmèt nou ni lòt frè nou an, ni Benjamen. Pou mwen menm, si se pou m' pèdi pitit mwen yo, mwen mèt pèdi yo. |
| Hungarian | A mindenható Isten pedig engedje, hogy kedvet találjatok annál a férfiúnál, és bocsássa vissza ti veletek a másik atyátokfiát, és Benjámint. Én pedig ha megfosztottnak kell lennem, hadd legyek megfosztva. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Semoga Allah Yang Mahakuasa membuat gubernur itu merasa kasihan kepada kalian, sehingga ia mau mengembalikan Benyamin dan Simeon kepadamu. Mengenai aku ini, jika aku memang harus kehilangan anak-anakku, apa boleh buat." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka Allah yang Mahakuasa itu beri apalah kamu mendapat kasihan di hadapan tuan itu, supaya diberinya saudaramu yang lain itu dan Benyaminpun pulang sertamu. Maka akan daku ini, jikalau dibuluskan, biarlah aku bulus! |
| Italian | Dio onnipotente vi faccia trovare misericordia presso quell'uomo, così che vi rilasci l'altro fratello e Beniamino. Quanto a me, una volta che non avrò più i miei figli, non li avrò più...!». |
| Korean | 능 하 하 나 님 께 서 그 사 람 앞 에 서 너 희 에 게 은 혜 를 푸 사 그 사 람 으 로 너 희 다 른 형 와 냐 민 을 돌 보 내 게 하 시 기 를 원 하 노 라 내 가 자 식 을 잃 게 되 면 잃 으 리 로 다 !' |
| Maori | A ma te Atua Kaha Rawa e tuku mai ki a koutou kia arohaina mai e taua tangata, kia tonoa mai ano e ia tera tuakana o koutou, raua ko Pineamine. Ko ahau hoki, ki te whakapania ahau, ka whakapania ahau. |
| Modern Greek | και ο Θεος ο αντοδυναμος να σας δωση χαριν εμπροσθεν του ανθρωπου, δια να αποστειλη με σας τον αλλον σας αδελφον και τον 'ενιαμιν· και εγω, αν ηναι να ατεκνωθω, ας ατεκνωθω. |
| Norwegian | Så tok mennene denne gave, og de tok dobbelte penger med sig, og Benjamin; og de gjorde sig rede og drog ned til Egypten og trådte frem for Josef. |
| Portuguese | e Deus Todo-Poderoso vos dê misericórdia diante do homem, para que ele deixe vir convosco vosso outro irmão, e Benjamim; e eu, se for desfilhado, desfilhado ficarei. |
| Rumanian | Dumnezeul Cel Atotputernic sq vq facq sq cqpqtayi trecere knaintea omului aceluia, wi sq lase sq se kntoarcq kmpreunq cu voi pe celalt frate al vostru wi pe Beniamin! Iar eu, dacq trebuie sq fiu lipsit de copiii mei, lipsit sq fiu!`` |
| Russian | вПЗ ЦЕ чУЕНПЗХЭЙК "Б "БУФ ЧБН ОБКФЙ НЙМПУФШ Х ЮЕМПЧЕЛБ ФПЗП, ЮФП'Щ ПО ПФ ХУФЙМ ЧБН Й "ТХЗПЗП 'ТБФБ ЧБЫЕЗП Й чЕОЙБНЙОБ, Б НОЕ ЕУМЙ ХЦЕ 'ЩФШ 'ЕЪ"ЕФОЩН, ФП ХУФШ 'Х"Х 'ЕЪ"ЕФОЩН. |
| Spanish | ¡Que el Dios Todopoderoso os conceda hallar misericordia delante de aquel hombre, y libere a vuestro otro hermano y a Benjamín! Y si yo he de ser privado de mis hijos, que lo sea. |
| Swedish | \43:15\ Då togo männen de nämnda skänkerna och togo med sig dubbla summan penningar, därtill ock Benjamin, och stodo upp och foro ned till Egypten och trädde inför Josef. |
| Thai | ขอพระเจ้าผู้ทรงมหิทธิฤทธิ์โปร"กรุ"าพวกเจ้าต่อหน้าท่านนั้น เพื่อท่านจะปล่อยพี่ชายกับเบนยามินกลับมา หากว่าเราจะต้องพลั"พรากจากบุตรไปก็ตามเถิ"" |
| Ukrainian | А Бог 'семогутній нехай дасть вам милосердя перед лицем того мужа, і нехай він відпустить вам другого вашого брата й 'еніямина. А я, певно стратив сина свого!... |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tenet": tenets. (additional references) | |
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"Tenet" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enet, ennet, etcet, fenet, Nenet, neten, peneth, Tannett, tannit, tante, teane, teenat, teene, teener, teenet, teet, Tefnut, teget, tegnet, Temne, Tenax, tencet, tenea, teneb, tenec, tened, tenel, tenen, tenent, tener, tenez, tenist, tenje, tennat, tennent, tennet, tenol, tenox, tenst, tente, tenten, tenu, tenute, teone, tewet, tezet, tiene, tiennent, tient, tiento, Tignet, tinit, tinnet, tinte, tonet, tonlet, tunet, Twente, tymnet, tzniut. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "tenet" (pronounced te"nut) |
| 4 | -e" n u t | Bennet, rennet, senate, Sennet. |
| 3 | -n u t | affectionate, alternate, baronet, bicarbonate, bluebonnet, bonnet, cabinet, compassionate, coordinate, definite, diaconate, dispassionate, disproportionate, effeminate, electromagnet, extortionate, ferromagnet, fortunate, garnet, geminate, granite, hornet, incarnate, indefinite, indeterminate, indiscriminate, infinite, innominate, inordinate, laminate, magnate, magnet, minute, obstinate, passionate, peanut, Pinot, planet, proportionate, sultanate, unfortunate, unit. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-n-t-t" | |
-1 letter: nett, teen, tent. | |
-2 letters: nee, net, tee, ten, tet. | |
-3 letters: en, et, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-n-t-t" | |
+1 letter: detent, extent, netted, netter, nettle, telnet, tenets, tented, tenter, tentie. | |
+2 letters: dentate, detente, detents, dinette, entente, entitle, entreat, extents, genette, lunette, navette, neatest, netters, nettier, nettled, nettler, nettles, potteen, ratteen, teentsy, telnets, tensest, tentage, tenters, tentier, ternate, tonette. | |
+3 letters: abetment, anisette, anteater, antedate, antetype, antevert, appetent, attended, attendee, attender, battened, battener, begotten, betelnut, brunette, catenate, dentated, detentes, detonate, dinettes, edentate, enfetter, ententes, enthetic, entirety, entities, entitled, entitles, entreats, entreaty, entrepot, eternity, existent, fattened, fattener, genettes, gentlest, insetted, insetter, interest, intertie, kittened, lunettes, mantelet, nattered, navettes, nettable, nettiest, nettlers, nettlier, noisette, oftenest, outeaten, patented, patentee, penitent, petuntse, petuntze, postteen, potteens, ratteens, rattened, rattener, renitent, reticent, retinite, retinted, rottener, sentient, setenant, sternest, sternite, talented, tautened, teeniest, teething, tegmenta, tegument, telethon, telneted, tenanted, tenement, tenorite, tentacle, tentages, tentered, tentiest, tentless, tentlike, teosinte, tetanies, tetanise, tetanize, thirteen, threaten, tonettes, trecento, trientes, tweeting, twenties, umteenth, unfetter, unletted, unsettle, untented, untested, untether, unwetted, vegetant, vendetta, vestment, vignette. | |
+4 letters: abatement, abetments, advertent, alternate, anisettes, anteaters, antedated, antedates, antetypes, anteverts, antielite, argentite, atonement, attendees, attenders, attentive, attenuate, austenite, banquette, battement, batteners, begetting, beknotted, bentonite, besetment, besetting, betelnuts, bettering, brunettes, catenated, catenates, cattlemen, cementite, competent, contactee, contented, contested, contester, debutante, decentest, detecting, detection, detention, detergent, determent, deterrent, detesting, detonated, detonates, detriment, dipnetted, edentates, ejectment, emittance, enactment, enfetters, englutted, enteritis, entertain, entreated, entrechat, entrecote, entremets, entrepots, entrusted, entwisted, estaminet, euthenist, eventuate, executant, existents, expectant, extensity, extenuate, extincted, extolment, fatteners, festinate, fettering, fettucine, fifteenth, flattened, flattener, gantleted, gestalten, gettering, honestest, insetters, integrate, intellect, intensest, intercept, interests, interject, interlent, interment, interpret, intersect, interterm, interties, intestate, intestine, intreated, itinerate, leptotene, lettering, letterman, lettermen, lorgnette, magnetite, mantelets, negotiate, nettliest, ninetieth, noisettes, novelette, nymphette, orientate, panettone, patentees, patienter, patterned, pectinate, penetrant, penetrate, penitents, pertinent, pestilent, pettiness, petuntses, petuntzes, pinsetter, potentate, prepotent, quintette, ratteners, recentest, reentrant, reinstate, reknitted, reletting, remitment, remittent, repattern, repentant, resetting, retention, retentive, retesting, retighten, retinites, revertant, revetment, revetting, rewetting, rewritten, rottenest, sententia, sentients, sentiment, setenants, silentest, sixteenth, sonnetted, statement, statesmen, stenotype, sternites, stoutened, strewment, teensiest, teentsier, teetering, teethings, tegmental, tegmentum, teguments, telethons, telneting, telnetted, tenderest, tenebrist, tenements, tenorites, tensities, tentacled, tentacles, tentative, tentering, tenuities, teosintes, teratogen, terebinth, terminate, ternately, tervalent, testament, testiness, tetanised, tetanises, tetanized, tetanizes, tetanuses, tethering, teutonize, thereinto, thereunto, thirteens, threatens, tightened, tightener, tomentose, tonometer, tormented, tormenter, treatment, trecentos, trendiest, trinketed, trinketer, triteness, tumescent, twentieth, umpteenth, unfetters, unsettled, unsettles, untethers, untreated, utterance, vendettas, ventilate, vestments, vignetted, vignetter, vignettes, wagonette, whetstone. | |
+5 letters: abatements, accentuate, alternated, alternates, ancientest, anesthetic, antecedent, antemortem, antepenult, anteverted, antielites, antiemetic, antitheses, argentites, arrestment, astuteness, atonements, attendance, attenuated, attenuates, attunement, austenites, bannerette, banquettes, battements, battlement, bayonetted, befretting, benefitted, bentonites, besetments, betterment, bitterness, blanquette, bonesetter, bottleneck, brevetting, cementites, centiliter, centimeter, centralest, certainest, coattended, coexistent, commentate, contactees, contesters, contexture, cottonseed, cottonweed, cuttlebone, debatement, debutantes, denotative, denotement, department, deportment, detachment, detainment, detections, detentions, detergents, determents, deterrents, detonative, detriments, devotement, dilettante, disentitle, divestment, eighteenth, ejectments, emittances, enactments, encystment, enfettered, enlistment, entailment, entertains, enticement, entireties, entombment, entrapment, entreaties, entreating, entrechats, entrecotes, epenthetic, estaminets, estreating, eternities, euthenists, eventuated, eventuates, excitement, executants, exenterate, expectants, extenuated, extenuates, extenuator, extinctive, extolments, eyeletting, fenestrate, festinated, festinates, fettuccine, fifteenths, flatteners, fourteenth, frutescent, gauntleted, geneticist, genteelest, gillnetted, gillnetter, hebetating, hebetation, henotheist, idempotent, identities, impenitent, incitement, ineptitude, inexistent, insentient, integrated, integrates, integument, intellects, intendment, intenerate, intentness, interacted, intercaste, intercepts, interested, interjects, interments, internment, interprets, intersects, interstage, interstate, interstice, intertwine, intestates, intestines, investment, inveterate, itinerated, itinerates, jettisoned, laundrette, lengthiest, lentamente, leptotenes, letterings, licentiate, lieutenant, littleneck, littleness, lorgnettes, magnetites, maisonette, marionette, martensite, menstruate, metacenter, mignonette, negotiated, negotiates, nethermost, netiquette, nettlesome, newsletter, nineteenth, ninetieths, nonathlete, nonseptate, novelettes, nymphettes, oftentimes, orientated, orientates, overpotent, panettones, patentable, patientest, penetrants, penetrated, penetrates, penitently, pentameter, pentstemon, persistent, petiteness, petitioned, petitioner, pinsetters, planchette, plentitude, potentates, potentiate, presentist, presetting, pretesting, pretexting, prettiness, putrescent, quintettes, reattained, rebuttoned, reemitting, reentrants, regretting, reinitiate, reinstated, reinstates, remitments, remittance, repatterns, repetition, resentment, resettling, retentions, reticently, retightens, retirement, retreatant, retreating, reuttering, revertants, revetments, rottenness, sententiae, sentential, sentiently, sentiments, sermonette, settlement, seventieth, sixteenths, statements, stenchiest, stenotherm, stenotyped, stenotypes, stepparent, straitened, strengthen, strewments, synthetase, talentless, tanglement, tartnesses, tautnesses, technetium, teentsiest, teleostean, telnetting, tempesting, tenacities, tenantable, tenantless, tenantries, tenderfeet, tenderfoot, tenebrists, tenotomies, tentatives, tenterhook, teratogens, terebinths, terminated, terminates, terneplate, testaments, testudines, tetchiness, tetracaine, teutonized, teutonizes, thirteenth, threatened, threatener, tiemannite, tighteners, titanesses, tonometers, tormenters, transected, trapnested, travertine, treatments, trinketers, trusteeing, turgescent, turpentine, turtleneck, twentieths, unattended, unattested, unbuttered, understate, undetected, unesthetic, unfettered, uninterest, unlettered, unquietest, untalented, untenanted, untestable, untethered, untogether, utterances, vegetating, vegetation, ventilated, ventilates, vestmental, vignetters, wagonettes, wentletrap, whetstones, winteriest, wintertide, wintertime. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 65 6E 65 74 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- . -. . - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01100101 01101110 01100101 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T e n e t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0065 006E 0065 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5471807186 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Quotations: Spoken 7. Quotations: Speeches 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Names: Company Usage 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Translations: Ancient | 13. Bible Trace 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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