tenir de

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tenir de

\tə.niʁ də\

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Du latin tenere devenu *tĕnīre en latin populaire.

verb

Avoir des points communs avec. Cette assemblée tenait à la fois du repas d’anciens combattants et du concours de paons, tout le monde venait y faire la roue.

In English

take after to resemble in appearance or habit

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"tenir de." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tenir%20de.

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@misc{tenir_de_2026,
  title = {tenir de},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tenir%20de},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}