tenour
Middle English
/tɛˈnuːr/
noun
Definitions
- The (primary) intended message or purpose of something
- The tone or character of something; the tenor of something.
- 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) A pitch as a basis for finding out pitch difference.
- (music) Something's vocal or musical characteristics.
Etymology
Borrowed from tenour derived from Latin tenor (holder, continuance, course).
Origin
Latin
tenor
Gloss
holder, continuance, course