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T / tĕnācĭtas
noun

tĕnācĭtas

gen. ātis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a holding fast; tenacity
a holding fast, tenacity (very rare). *
(animalia) cibum partim unguium tenacitate arripiunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122;… in general •
In gen.: (animalia) cibum partim unguium tenacitate arripiunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122; Plin. 9, 29, 46, § 86.—
a holding fast to money; niggardliness; parsimony in particular
In partic., a holding fast to money, niggardliness, parsimony, Liv. 34, 7, 4.
Perseus ID: n47744 Key: tenacitas