Te Definition
dĕ
noun
In Taoism, the power through which the Tao is made manifest or is actualized.
American Heritage
In Confucianism, the virtuous moral strength embodied in wise people, upon which they rely in times of distress.
American Heritage
(music) In solfège, the seventh note of a major scale (the note B in the fixed-do system): si.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
Tight end.
Webster's New World
symbol
Tellurium.
Webster's New World
Origin of Te
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Altered from si in the 19th century to prevent having two notes of the musical scale starting with the same letter.
From Wiktionary
Mandarin dé virtue, moral character from Middle Chinese təə̆k
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
