NOUN | communication | tenor, tenor voice | the adult male singing voice above baritone |
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attribute | tenor | the pitch range of the highest male voice | |
person | tenor | an adult male with a tenor voice | |
cognition | tenor | a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life | |
cognition | tenor, strain | the general meaning / meaning or substance of an utterance | |
ADJECTIVE | all | tenor | (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto / alto and baritone or bass |
all | tenor | of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice |
Sounds | teh'ner | |
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Rhymes | Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner... |
Meaning | (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto / alto and baritone or bass. | |
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Example | "a tenor sax" | |
Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
Broader | high, high-pitched | Used of sounds and voices |
Spanish | tenor |
Meaning | Of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice. | |
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Example | "tenor voice" | |
Broader | high, high-pitched | Used of sounds and voices |
Spanish | tenor |
Meaning | The adult male singing voice above baritone. | |
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Synonym | tenor voice | |
Broader | singing voice | The musical quality of the voice while singing / singing |
Spanish | tenor | |
Catalan | tenor |
Meaning | The pitch range of the highest male voice. | |
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Broader | pitch | The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration |
Spanish | tenor | |
Catalan | tenor |
Meaning | An adult male with a tenor voice. | |
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Instances | Caruso, Enrico Caruso | outstanding / outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921) |
Domingo, Placido Domingo | Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) | |
McCormick, John McCormick | United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945) | |
Melchior, Lauritz Melchior, Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior | United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) | |
Pavarotti, Luciano Pavarotti | Italian tenor (born in 1935) | |
Broader | singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser | A person who sings |
Spanish | tenor | |
Catalan | tenor |
Meaning | A settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life. | |
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Example | "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways" | |
Broader | direction | A general course along which something has a tendency to develop |
Meaning | The general meaning / meaning or substance of an utterance. | |
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Example | "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" | |
Synonym | strain | |
Narrower | drift, purport | The pervading meaning / meaning or tenor |
Broader | meaning, substance | The idea that is intended |
Spanish | tenor, tono | |
Catalan | to |
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