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

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