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se-tenant definition

se-tenant (sə ten′ənt, set′ə nän′)

adjective

designating or of postage stamps joined together as pairs or larger sets, but differing in design, denomination, overprint, etc.

Etymology: Fr, lit., holding each other

noun

a se-tenant stamp
Also setenant se·ten′·ant

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