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tenor
/'tɛnər/
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Definitions of tenor
  1. noun
    the general meaning or substance of an utterance
    "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"

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    strain
    type of:
    substance meaning
  2. noun
    the adult male singing voice above baritone

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    tenor voice
    type of:
    singing voice
  3. noun
    an adult male with a tenor voice
  4. noun
    a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
    "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"
    type of:
    direction
  5. adjective
    (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
    "a tenor sax"

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

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    high high-pitched
  7. noun
    the pitch range of the highest male voice
    type of:
    pitch
Examples of tenor
  • "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
  • "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"
  • "a tenor sax"
  • "tenor voice"
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