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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.
Tenor can mean the course of thought or meaning in writing or speech, the adult male voice in music, the lowest-toned bell in a peal, or the quality or condition of something. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, and related terms of tenor.
Tenor can mean the highest natural adult male voice, the general course or character of something, or the word or phrase with which a metaphor is identified. Find synonyms, related terms, and translations of tenor in different languages.
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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
Tenor can mean a male singer with a high voice, a musical instrument with the same range, or the general character or pattern of something. Learn more about the word tenor, its pronunciation, collocations and translations.
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