Understanding the meaning of tenor

tenor

/'tɛnər/

noun
the general meaning or substance of an utterance
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"although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"

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strain

type of:
substance meaning
noun
the adult male singing voice above baritone
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tenor voice

type of:
singing voice
noun
an adult male with a tenor voice
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type of:
vocaliser vocalizer singer vocalist
noun
a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
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"nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"

type of:
direction
adjective
(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
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"a tenor sax"

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high-pitched high
adjective
of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
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"tenor voice"

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high high-pitched
noun
the pitch range of the highest male voice
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type of:
pitch

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