tĕnax
adjective II class

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1 holding fast, clinging
2 tenacious
3 retentive
4 close-fisted, tight and niggardly
5 restraining
6 steadfast, persistent
7 obstinate, stubborn

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asperitas vestium tenax || castigo equum tenacem || amicitiarum tenax in offensis exorabilis || ad conectendas amicitias vel tenacissimum vinculum = the most effective bond by far to cement friendships || cetera omnia tenacissima memoria retinens || area creta solidanda tenaci ne subeant herbae || cetera limosa, tenacia gravi caeno aut rivis incerta erant




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