Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.
He has a tenor voice.
More definitions
- of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
- (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
Examples
25 sentencesTom says he sings tenor.
Том каже, що у нього тенор. — deniko
Does Tom have a tenor saxophone?
deHat Tom ein Tenorsaxophon? — mramosch
Tom sings tenor in our church's choir.
Tom has both an alto saxophone and a tenor saxophone.
Tom plays the tenor sax and Mary plays the alto sax.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English tenour, from Anglo-Norman tenour, from Old French tenor (“substance, cFrom Middle English tenour, from Anglo-Norman tenour, from Old French tenor (“substance, contents, meaning, sense; tenor part in music”), from Latin tenor (“course, continuance; holder”), from teneō (“to hold”). In music, from the notion of the one who holds the melody, as opposed to the countertenor.
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