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- Dictionarytenor/ˈtɛnə/
noun
- 1. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range: "the Serenade for tenor, horn, and strings"
- 2. an instrument, especially a saxophone, trombone, tuba, or viol, of the second or third lowest pitch in its family: "a tenor sax"
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TENOR definition: 1. a male singer with a high voice, or (especially in combinations) a musical instrument that has…. Learn more.
The meaning of TENOR is the highest natural adult male singing voice; also : a person having this voice. How to use tenor in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Tenor.
Definition of tenor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. tenor. noun. /ˈtenə (r)/ /ˈtenər/ [countable] a man’s singing voice with a range just below the lowest woman’s voice; a man with a tenor voice. Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration. compare alto, baritone, bass1, countertenor Topics Music c2.
Tenor definition: the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.. See examples of TENOR used in a sentence.
noun. a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life. “nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways” see more.
the male voice intermediate between alto and baritone, having a range approximately from the B a ninth below middle C to the G a fifth above it. b. a singer with such a voice. c. a saxophone, horn, recorder, etc, intermediate in compass and size between the alto and baritone or bass. d. (as modifier) a tenor sax. 2.
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the general meaning, character, or pattern of something: What was the general tenor of his speech? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift. 2. continuous course, progress, or movement: nothing to disturb the even tenor of our lives. 3. a. the adult male voice intermediate between the bass and the alto or countertenor.
TENOR definition: a male singer with a high voice. Learn more.
