tenour

== English == === Noun === tenour (plural tenours) Archaic spelling of tenor. === Anagrams === neutro- == Middle English == === Alternative forms === tenor, tenoure, tenure, tenur, tenowr, teneur, teneure === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman tenour, from Latin tenor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛˈnuːr/, /tɛˈniu̯r/, /ˈtɛnur/ === Noun === tenour (plural tenours) The (primary) intended message or purpose of something The tone or character of something; the tenor of something; the usual mode of life. The relevant and purposeful content of a directive. An abstract; a summation of a document or directive. (music) The primary musical section (tending to be the tenor) (rare) Constancy or permanence of effect or direction. (music, rare) A pitch as a basis for finding out pitch difference. (music, rare) Something's vocal or musical characteristics. ==== Descendants ==== English: tenor Scots: tenor ==== References ==== “tenǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 November 2018. == Old French == === Noun === tenour oblique singular, m (oblique plural tenours, nominative singular tenours, nominative plural tenour) (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of tenor (possessor) === Noun === tenour oblique singular, f (oblique plural tenours, nominative singular tenour, nominative plural tenours) (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of teneure (tenure)