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ténu

\te.ny\

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Du latin tenuis.

adjective ténus · ténue · ténues

Qui est très délié, mince, étroit, de peu de consistance, très fin. Substance ténue.

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tenuous thin in substance or consistency

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"ténu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/t%C3%A9nu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ténu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/t%C3%A9nu

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"ténu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/t%C3%A9nu.

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@misc{te_nu_2026,
  title = {ténu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/t%C3%A9nu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}