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TENUES
Noun
tenues
plural of tenuis
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TENUIS
Ten"u*is, n.; pl. Tenues. Etym: [NL., fr. L. tenuis fine, thin. See Tenuous.] (Gr. Gram.)
Definition: One of the three surd mutes k, p, t; -- so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, g, b, d, and their aspirates, x, f, th. The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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