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noun
An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bridge, games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from French tenace, from Spanish tenaza, from earlier tenaces, from Latin tenācēs, from teneō (“hold, grasp”).
