n. general course or tendency -example-the even tenor of my life- general meaning; drift; purport in a metaphor; that term or concept that is described in a figurative way by the vehicle-Obsolete- general character or nature the exact wording or an
Dad sings tenor in the men's quartet.
Dad sings tenor in the men's quartet.
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Why couldn't the famous tenor perform one night?
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This symphony is written in the bass and tenor clefs.
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The critics panned the tenor whose voice was terribly adenoidal and breathy.
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What had Walt done for tenor or twelve years?
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Who filled in for the famous tenor and his understudy when they could not perform?
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high; high-pitched
2 syllables
ten-or
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