tenson

[ ten-sohn ]

/ tɛnˈsoʊn /

noun

a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.

Origin of tenson

1830–40; <French; Old French tençon<Provençal tensoun, tenso contest, dispute <Latin tēnsiōn- (stem of tēnsiō); see tension

Words nearby tenson

tension curve, tension headache, tension suture, tensity, tensive, tenson, tensor, tensor analysis, Tensor bandage, tensor muscle of broad fascia, tensor muscle of soft palate

Example sentences from the Web for tenson

Disputes before these courts usually took the form of the tenson, or contention, already described.
Woman's Work in Music|Arthur Elson
When more than two singers took part in a tenson, it became a tournament.
Woman's Work in Music|Arthur Elson
Suppose, doctor, you were to get up a tenson a little more relative to our own wise days.
Gryll Grange|Thomas Love Peacock
The tenson or debate is in dialogue form, and when there are more than two disputants is called torneijamens.
A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury

Among the Troubadours, this species of musical dialogue took the form of the tenson, or contention.
Woman's Work in Music|Arthur Elson

单词	tenson
释义	tenson [ ten-sohn ] / tɛnˈsoʊn / noun a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours. Origin of tenson 1830–40; <French; Old French tençon<Provençal tensoun, tenso contest, dispute <Latin tēnsiōn- (stem of tēnsiō); see tension Words nearby tenson tension curve, tension headache, tension suture, tensity, tensive, tenson, tensor, tensor analysis, Tensor bandage, tensor muscle of broad fascia, tensor muscle of soft palate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tenson Disputes before these courts usually took the form of the tenson, or contention, already described. Woman's Work in Music\|Arthur Elson When more than two singers took part in a tenson, it became a tournament. Woman's Work in Music\|Arthur Elson Suppose, doctor, you were to get up a tenson a little more relative to our own wise days. Gryll Grange\|Thomas Love Peacock The tenson or debate is in dialogue form, and when there are more than two disputants is called torneijamens. A Short History of French Literature\|George Saintsbury Among the Troubadours, this species of musical dialogue took the form of the tenson, or contention. Woman's Work in Music\|Arthur Elson
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