tenuis

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Synonyms: tennis, tenues, tenis, tenuit

Antonyms: tennis, tenues, tenis, tenuit

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} Of [[Greek]] [[consonants]], neither [[aspirated]] nor [[voiced]], as [p], [t], [k]
2. {{lb|en|linguistics}} Of [[obstruent]]s in other languages, not voiced, aspirated, [[glottalize]]d, or otherwise different in [[phonation]] from the prototypical values of the [[voiceless]] [[IPA]] letters ([p], [t], [k], [f], [θ], [s], [ʃ], etc.).

Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[tenuis#Adjective|tenuis]] [[consonant]].

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