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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ten•or /ˈtɛnɚ/USA pronunciation n. - the course of meaning that runs through something written or spoken;
drift:[countable]The tenor of the meeting was one of tenseness. - continuous course or movement:[countable]nothing to disturb the tenor of our lives.
- Music and Dance
- [uncountable] the adult male voice between the bass and the alto.
- [uncountable] a part sung by or written for such a voice.
- [countable] a singer with such a voice.
adj. - Music and Danceof or relating to the range of a tenor.
See -ten-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ten•or (ten′ər),USA pronunciation n. - the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken;
purport;
drift. - continuous course, progress, or movement.
- Rhetoricthe subject of a metaphor, as "she'' in "She is a rose.'' Cf. vehicle (def. 8).
- Music and Dance
- the adult male voice intermediate between the bass and the alto or countertenor.
- a part sung by or written for such a voice, esp. the next to the lowest part in four-part harmony.
- a singer with such a voice.
- an instrument corresponding in compass to this voice, esp. the viola.
- the lowest-toned bell of a peal.
- quality, character, or condition.
adj. - Music and Danceof, pertaining to, or having the compass of a tenor.
- Latin, as above
- Anglo-French
- Medieval Latin, Latin: course, continuity, tone, equivalent. to ten(ēre) to hold + -or -or1; replacing Middle English ten(o)ur
- 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sense, import, content, substance, gist.
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