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te

[ tey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Music.

or Teh

[ de ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

(in philosophical Taoism) the virtue or power inherent in a person or thing existing in harmony with the Tao.

Symbol, Chemistry.

/ tiː /

music (in tonic sol-fa) the syllable used for the seventh note or subtonic of any scale

Origin of te¹

< Chinese (Wade-Giles) te 2 , (pinyin) dé

Origin of te¹

see gamut

The latter term, té è le, is generic, being applied to nearly all terra cotta vessels which are taller than they are broad.

The mother of Tahn-té was called in council for things of which Tahn-té was not to know.

You shall be guard as So-hoah-tza was guard, but Tahn-té shall be guard as I have been!

I think it is not yet that I die,” said Tahn-té––“There is much to do.

Tahn-té did not know what he meant, but the other men bent their heads in sympathy.

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