Defenition of the word tenor
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Defenition of the word tenor
- A musical part or section higher than bass but lower than alto, with a typical range from the C one octave below "middle C" to the G above.
- That which is understood from a discourse, dialogue or phrase by the way in which it is expressed.
- The general meaning or substance of an utterance.
- of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice"
- (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"
- the pitch range of the highest male voice
- an adult male with a tenor voice
- pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument"
- the adult male singing voice above baritone
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
- of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
- (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
Synonyms for the word tenor
Similar words in the tenor
Hyponyms for the word tenor
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- Caruso
- Domingo
- drift
- Enrico Caruso
- John McCormick
- Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior
- Lauritz Melchior
- Luciano Pavarotti
- McCormick
- Melchior
- Pavarotti
- Placido Domingo
- purport
Hypernyms for the word tenor
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- direction
- high frequency
- high pitch
- meaning
- pitch
- sense
- singer
- singing voice
- substance
- vocaliser
- vocalist
- vocalizer
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