
n.
An opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by a person or especially by an organization. See synonyms at doctrine.
[Probably from Medieval Latin, from Latin, third person sing. present indicative of tenēre, to hold.]
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[Probably from Medieval Latin, from Latin, third person sing. present indicative of tenēre, to hold.]
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| tenor, tense, terminal, terminus |
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If there is such a thing as a science in sport, hitting a baseball is it. As with any science, there are fundamentals, certain tenets of hitting every good batter or batting coach could tell you. But it is not an exact science.
— Ted Williams ( 1918-2002)
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - grundsætning, princip, læresætning
Nederlands (Dutch)
(basis)principe
Français (French)
n. - (Philos, Pol, Relig) dogme, (gén) principe
Deutsch (German)
n. - Grundsatz, Dogma
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δόγμα, αρχή, αξίωμα
Italiano (Italian)
dogma, principio
Português (Portuguese)
n. - dogma (m), princípio (m), credo (m)
Русский (Russian)
тезис, догмат, принцип, убеждение
Español (Spanish)
n. - principio, dogma
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grundsats, lära, lärosats
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
教义, 原则, 宗旨
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 教義, 原則, 宗旨
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (신봉하는) 주의, ~교의
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 主義, 信条, 教義
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) عقيدة, معتقد
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עיקר, אמונה, דוקטרינה
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