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French
Etymology
First known attestation circa 1100 as tenebrus. Borrowed from Latin tenebrōsus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ténébreux (feminine ténébreuse, masculine plural ténébreux, feminine plural ténébreuses)
- tenebrous; obscure; mysterious; stygian
- (of a person) saturnine; moody, somber, melancholic
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