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Definition of tenon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tenon

noun

/ˈtenən/

/ˈtenən/

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an end of a piece of wood that has been cut to fit into a mortise so that the two are held together
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, from tenir ‘to hold’, from Latin tenere.

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