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   tenor

   /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"
   • ▪ a singer with a tenor voice.
   • ▪ a part written for a tenor voice: "several members of the party had been able to put in the tenor and the bass"
   • 2. an instrument, especially a saxophone, trombone, tuba, or viol, of the second or third lowest pitch in its family: "a tenor sax"
   • ▪ the largest and deepest bell of a ring or set.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin, based on tenere ‘to hold’; so named because the tenor part was allotted (and therefore ‘held’) the melody.

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   • Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary. 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.

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   • You need to know that being a tenor is just part of who you are. The Italian tenor performs arias and romantic ballads. Popular Italian tenor sings opera arias and throbbing ballads. It destroyed his tenor voice and his familiar cracked, husky tones took over. A tenor is a male singer with a fairly high voice.

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   What is a tenor saxophone?

   • A tenor is a male singer whose voice is fairly high. ...a free, open-air concert given by the acclaimed Italian tenor. A tenor saxophone or other musical instrument has a range of notes that are of a fairly low pitch. ...one of the best tenor sax players ever. The tenor of something is the general meaning or mood that it expresses.

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   • The term political tenor refers to the character or fundamental values of a political environment. For example, 'The political tenor is generally progressive.' 'There was a strangely vibrant quality in his tones that matched the tenor of his words'.

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   What is the tenor of a mortgage?

   • The tenor of a mortgage refers to the length of time until the loan is due. For example, if a homeowner is 10 years into a 30-year mortgage, the tenor is 20 years remaining. Copyright © 2012, Campbell R. Harvey. All Rights Reserved.

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   n. 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.

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   1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] A tenor is a male singer whose voice is fairly high. ...a free, open-air concert given by the acclaimed Italian tenor. 2. adjective. A tenor saxophone or other musical instrument has a range of notes that are of a fairly low pitch. ...one of the best tenor sax players ever. 3. singular noun [with poss]

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