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Etymology

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Borrowed from French teneur.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: te‧neur

Noun

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teneur m (uncountable)

  1. tenor, course of thought

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French tenor, tenëor, derived from the verb tenir, or from Latin tenor. Doublet of ténor.

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Noun

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teneur f (plural teneurs)

  1. content, contents, tenor
  2. tenor (musical part holding the main melody)

Descendants

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  • Dutch: teneur

Noun

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teneur m (plural teneurs, feminine teneuse)

  1. holder, especially a title holder

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Middle English

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Noun

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teneur

  1. Alternative form of tenour