tenor

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Synonyms: tenon, tepor, tenour, senor, tensor, teno, teno-, tenos, tener, menor, teor

Antonyms: tenon, tepor, tenour, senor, tensor, teno, teno-, tenos, tener, menor, teor

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Noun

{{lb|en|music}} A musical range or section higher than [[bass]] and lower than [[alto]].
A [[person]], [[instrument]]{{,}} or [[group]] that performs in the tenor {{gloss|higher than bass and lower than alto}} range.
{{lb|en|archaic|music}} A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the ''[[contratenor bassus]]'' and ''[[contratenor altus]]'', who perform [[countermelodies]].
The lowest tuned in a [[ring]] of bells.
[[tone|Tone]], as of a conversation.
{{lb|en|obsolete}} [[duration]]; [[continuance]]; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career.
{{lb|en|linguistics}} The [[subject]] in a [[metaphor]] to which [[attribute]]s are ascribed.
{{lb|en|finance}} Time to [[maturity]] of a [[bond]].
Stamp; character; nature.
{{lb|en|legal}} An exact [[copy]] of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from ''purport'', which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.
That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
{{lb|en|colloquial|musical instruments}} A [[tenor saxophone]].

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