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cardine — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hinge noun A jointed device that lets a door, lid, or gate swing open and closed.
  • tenet noun A principle or belief held to be true by a person or, more often, by a group, religion or movement.

Senses

cardine is used for these senses in English:

  • hinge A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
  • tenet An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

hinge — full definition

  1. noun A jointed device that lets a door, lid, or gate swing open and closed.
  2. noun A key point on which something else depends.
  3. verb To depend entirely on something.

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