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1. (noun) tenor, tenor voice
the adult male singing voice above baritone

2. (noun) tenor
the pitch range of the highest male voice

3. (noun) tenor
an adult male with a tenor voice

4. (noun) tenor
a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
"nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"

5. (noun) tenor, strain
the general meaning or substance of an utterance
"although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"

6. (adj) tenor
(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
"a tenor sax"

7. (adj) tenor
of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
"tenor voice"

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