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teneur

/tə.nœʁ/

noun, feminine/tə.nœʁ/plural: teneurs

content, contents, tenor; tenor (musical part holding the main melody)

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

noun, masculine/tə.nœʁ/plural: teneurs

holder, especially a title holder

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