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tenor 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin, 'uninterrupted course', from tenere 'to hold']
[C] a male singing voice that can reach the range of notes below the lowest woman's voice, or a man with a voice like this
[singular, U] the part of a musical work that is written for a tenor voice
-see also alto alto, baritone baritone, bass bass, soprano soprano
::Arthur Davies sings the tenor solo.
the tenor of sth
formal a) the general way in which an event or process takes place
-synonym tone tone
::Many voters admitted being disturbed by the tenor of the election campaign.
b) the general meaning of something written or spoken, or the general attitude expressed in it
-synonym tone tone
::the general tenor of her speech