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Tenants
 tenant
abbr. ten.
misused tenet
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tenant ['tenənt] n
tenet (Tenets vs. Tenants: Thanks to its confusingly similar pronunciation, tenant ("occupant, land-holder") is sometimes erroneously used in place of tenet ("principle, doctrine").: One of the ancient tenants of the Buddist [sic] belief is, “He who sits still, wins” –Police, January/February 1968)
abbr. ten.
misused tenet (tenant ("occupant, land-holder") is sometimes erroneously used in place of tenet ("principle, doctrine"): e.g., "Unity of command is a tenant of military operations that ensures responsibility." 4uzhoj)