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Definition of tenues:

(n) : (linguistics) A tenuis consonant.
(adj) : (linguistics) Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t], [k]
(adj) : (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.).

Definition of tenues:

(n) : (linguistics) A tenuis consonant.
(adj) : (linguistics) Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t], [k]
(adj) : (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.).

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