- tenor voice
- nounthe adult male singing voice above baritone• Syn: ↑tenor• Hypernyms: ↑singing voice
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tenor voice
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Tenor — Ten or, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.] 1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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