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What does tenable mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word tenable? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (of a theory, argument, etc.) capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
  2. (of a defensive structure) capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible
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Coming up with a tenable power-sharing agreement will be difficult and time-consuming.
The question is genuinely debatable, with tenable argument supporting each side.
He concluded that the only tenable hypothesis for the horse's abilities was that the horse was telepathic.
But in a globalized economy, old-fashioned isolationism just isn't tenable.
All the land that was tenable was taken by former generations and not for sale.
The facts simply do not make out a tenable cause of action against this defendant.

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