tenor

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Etymology

From [[w:Template:lang:la language|Template:lang:la]][[Category:Template:lang:la derivations]] tenor (“‘holder’”), from tenere (“‘hold’”) In music, from the notion of the one who holds the melody as opposed to the countertenor.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /tɛnə(ɹ)/ SAMPA: /tEn@(r)/
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Homophones

• tenner

Noun

Singular tenor

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1. (archaic, ) musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
2. (music) musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto. Also a person, instrument, or group that performs in that range.
3. tone, as in "I don't like the tenor of this conversation."
4. (linguistics) The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.

Translations

(archaic) musical part or section

musical range

Danish: tenor da(da) c. Finnish: tenori fi(fi)

Hungarian: tenor hu(hu)

tone

Danish: tone c., mening c., hovedindhold n., indhold n. Finnish: sävy fi(fi)

Hungarian: tónus hu(hu)

(linguistics)

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Dutch: tenor French: ténor m. (2) German: Tenor m. (1,2,3)

Italian: tenore Quechua: karyisterem Slovene: tenor m. Vietnamese: bè têno (?) person: giọng nam cao; instrument: kèn têno tinh thần chung

Adjective

tenor (not comparable)

Positive tenor

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. of or pertaining to the tenor part or range

   He has a tenor voice.

Translations

of or pertaining to the tenor part or range

Hungarian: tenor hu(hu)

Vietnamese: nam cao

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Danish

Noun

tenor c (singular indefinite en tenor, singular definite tenoren, plural indefinite tenorer, plural definite tenorerne)

1. tenor (musical range, person, instrument or group performing in the tenor range)

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Latin

Noun

tenor, tenoris m

1. holder

Related terms

• alto
• altus
• countertenor
• bass
• bassus
• tenuous
• tenant

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