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Definition of Tenuis
1. n. One of the three surd mutes κ, π, τ; -- so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, γ, β, δ, and their aspirates, χ, φ, θ. The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages.
Definition of Tenuis
1. a voiceless phonetic stop [n -UES]