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ten•son
(ten sōn′),USA pronunciation n.
- Literaturea Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- Latin tēnsiōn- (stem of tēnsiō); see tension
- Provencal tensoun, tenso contest, dispute
- French; Old French tençon
- 1830–40