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Tenor
ˈtɛnə
Tenor definitions
noun
tenor
tenors
- a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor
"the Serenade for tenor, horn, and strings"
- a singer with a tenor voice
"Enrico Caruso was an Italian tenor"
- a part written for a tenor voice
"several members of the party had been able to put in the tenor and the bass"
- an instrument, especially a saxophone, trombone, tuba, or viol, of the second or third lowest pitch in its family
- the largest and deepest bell of a ring or set
adjective
tenor
- having or denoting a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range
"he had a good tenor voice"
- denoting an instrument, especially a saxophone, trombone, tuba, or viol, of the second or third lowest pitch in its family
"a tenor sax"