tenor
- Noun. (archaic, music) Musical part or section that '''holds''' or performs the main melody, as opposed to the ''contratenor bassus'' and ''contratenor altus'', who perform countermelodies.
- Noun. (music) Musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
- Noun. A person, instrument(,) or group that performs in the tenor (gloss, higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
- Noun. Tone, as of a conversation.
- Noun. (linguistics) The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.
- Adjective. of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.
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