teneur

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French teneur.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: te‧neur

Noun[edit]

teneur m (uncountable)

  1. tenor, course of thought

Synonyms[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

teneur f (plural teneurs)

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

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: teneur

Noun[edit]

teneur m (plural teneurs, feminine teneuse)

  1. holder, especially a title holder

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

teneur

  1. Alternative form of tenour