tenor

noun

/ˈtenə(r)/

/ˈtenər/

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[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, countertenorTopics Musicc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- famous
- great
- renowned
- …
verb + tenor
- sing
tenor + verb
- sing
tenor + noun
- aria
- solo
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[singular] a musical part written for a tenor voice
- We persuaded Jake to sing tenor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- famous
- great
- renowned
- …
verb + tenor
- sing
tenor + verb
- sing
tenor + noun
- aria
- solo
See full entry
[singular] the tenor of something (formal) the general character or meaning of something
- I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks.
Extra Examples
- The whole tenor of the meeting was very positive.
- The general tenor of her argument was that Parliament should redress the balance between rich and poor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- even
- general
- overall
- …
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Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 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. noun sense 3 Middle English: from Old French tenour, from Latin tenor ‘course, substance, import of a law’, from tenere ‘to hold’.

tenor

adjective

/ˈtenə(r)/

/ˈtenər/

[only before noun]

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(of a musical instrument) with a range of notes similar to that of a tenor voice
- a tenor saxophone
compare alto, bass1, soprano
Word Originadjective 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.

单词	tenor
释义	tenor noun /ˈtenə(r)/ /ˈtenər/ jump to other results [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, countertenorTopics Musicc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective famous great renowned … verb + tenor sing tenor + verb sing tenor + noun aria solo See full entry [singular] a musical part written for a tenor voice We persuaded Jake to sing tenor. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective famous great renowned … verb + tenor sing tenor + verb sing tenor + noun aria solo See full entry [singular] the tenor of something (formal) the general character or meaning of something I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks. Extra Examples The whole tenor of the meeting was very positive. The general tenor of her argument was that Parliament should redress the balance between rich and poor. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective even general overall … See full entry Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 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. noun sense 3 Middle English: from Old French tenour, from Latin tenor ‘course, substance, import of a law’, from tenere ‘to hold’. tenor adjective /ˈtenə(r)/ /ˈtenər/ [only before noun] jump to other results (of a musical instrument) with a range of notes similar to that of a tenor voice a tenor saxophone compare alto, bass1, soprano Word Originadjective 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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