Tenor Definition
tĕnər
tenors
noun
tenors
General course or tendency.
The even tenor of my life.
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In a metaphor, that term or concept that is described in a figurative way by the vehicle.
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General meaning; drift; purport.
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General character or nature.
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The exact wording or an exact copy of a legal document.
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adjective
Of, for, or having the range of a tenor.
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Other Word Forms of Tenor
Noun
Singular:
tenor
Plural:
tenorsOrigin of Tenor
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Middle English from Anglo-Norman from Latin uninterrupted course from tenēre to hold, continue ten- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin tenor (“holder"), from teneō (“hold"). In music, from the notion of the one who holds the melody as opposed to the countertenor.
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