how to pronounce teneur

/tə.nœʁ/

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teneur is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of teneur in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… écouter la teneur des discussions des …”

meanings of teneur

noun:

Tenor (musical part holding the main melody).
Holder, especially a title holder.
Content, contents, tenor.

teneur frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word teneur occurs in french on average 6.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.