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Tenuis
CIDE DICTIONARY
Tenuis, n. [NL., fr. L. tenuis fine, thin. See Tenuous.].
One of the three surd mutes 1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Tenuis, n. (pl. tenues) Phonet. a voiceless stop, e.g. k, p, t.
Etymology
L, = thin, transl. Gk psilos smooth
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