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- proper noun Alternative form of
tenno .
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Examples
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The year 2018: Kenzi Tenno is born into a poor, working class family of petty criminals.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Eren’s Review Forum 2009
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His father, Evren Tenno, is a security guard by day and an armed robber by night.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Eren’s Review Forum 2009
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His older brother, Calin Tenno, was also an armed robber with his father but was sent to a boot camp when his mother, Aleeya Tenno found out about her son’s criminal actvities and the effects it was having on his younger siblings.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Eren’s Review Forum 2009
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No emperor is ever referred to by name; instead, Japanese people call the emperor "Tenno", literally, "heavenly sovereign", during his reign.
Emperor Akihito: A bulwark against a sea of troubles | Observer profile 2011
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His real name is Kenzi Tenno, a Bruneian-American eighteen year-old teenager.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Eren’s Review Forum 2009
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When the Showa Emperor appeared, with his family, there was a general roar of “Tenno Heika Banzai” from the crowd, cheering and that stiff-armed banzai bow/wave.
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Tenno would not have let himself be tased into submission either.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Can A Suspect Be Tased Into Complying With a Court Order?: 2009
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When the Showa Emperor appeared, with his family, there was a general roar of “Tenno Heika Banzai” from the crowd, cheering and that stiff-armed banzai bow/wave.
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But now the sons and duaghters, grandsons and grand-daughters of the people who screamed "Tenno Banzai!" are on our side.
Archive 2005-02-01 Zoe Brain 2005
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More steps, and another gate containing the Tenno, or gods of the four quarters, boldly carved and in strong action, with long eye-teeth, and at last the principal temple is reached.
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004
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