tense

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Tota oratione would have meant 'my speech viewed as a whole DEFENDERET: the tense is accommodated to that of dixi_, according to Latin custom; see n. on 42 efficeret_.

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  1. adjective Tightly stretched; taut. See Synonyms at stiff, tight.
  2. adjective In a state of mental or nervous tension.
  3. adjective Characterized by nervous tension or suspense.

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nervous ·  uneasy ·  intense ·  taut ·  tight ·  breathless ·  stiff ·  depress ·  wary

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tense:   tenses ·  tensed
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  1. Latin tēnsus, past participle of tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.
  2. Middle English tens, from Old French, time, from Latin tempus.

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  1. Formerly also tence; from Middle English tens, temps, from Old French tans, tens, tenzs, tems, temps, French temps = Spanish tiempo = Portuguese Italian tempo, from Latin tempus, time, in grammar tense. Cf. temporal, temporary, etc.
  2. = Spanish tenso, from Latin tensus, past participle of tendere, stretch: see tend.
  3. from tense, a.
 

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/tɛns/
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