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TENUIS
Etymology
Adjective
tenuis (not comparable)
(linguistics) Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t], [k]
(linguistics) Of obstruents in other languages, not voiced, aspirated, glottalized, or otherwise different in phonation from the prototypical values of the voiceless IPA letters ([p], [t], [k], [f], [θ], [s], [ʃ], etc.).
Noun
tenuis (plural tenues)
(linguistics) A tenuis consonant.
Antonyms
• media
• aspirate
Anagrams
• Suiten, intuse, unites, unties
Source: Wiktionary
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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