tenia

[ tee-nee-uh ]

/ ˈti ni ə /

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noun, plural te·ni·ae

[tee-nee-ee]. /ˈti niˌi/.

a variant of taenia.

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How to use tenia in a sentence

Si en efecto era as, el oculto cario de Garcs tenia ms que sobrada disculpa en la incomparable hermosura de Constanza.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Ya el Presidente tenia orden de su Magestad de la que se habia de tener en el recibimiento de su hermano.
History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain|William H. Prescott
Era ley qe si el que llevaua El dinero que braua, y No tenia de qe pagar, quedaua por esclauo del y los hijos.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various
Miguel lopez delegaspi del rrio de panai a cubie y conforme ala orden q tenia de su magd.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803|E.H. Blair

Above the frieze there is another narrow strip, or tenia, like that upon the architrave.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students|Clara Erskine Clement

British Dictionary definitions for tenia

tenia

/ (ˈtiːnɪə) /

noun plural -niae (-nɪˌiː)

the US spelling of taenia

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