Définitions
1.NounA musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
2.NounA person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
3.NounA musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
4.NounThe lowest tuned in a ring of bells.
5.NounTone, as of a conversation.
6.Nounduration; continuance; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career.
7.NounThe subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.
8.NounTime to maturity of a bond.
9.NounStamp; character; nature.
10.NounAn exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.
11.NounThat course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
12.NounA tenor saxophone.
13.AdjectiveOf or pertaining to the tenor part or range."He has a tenor voice."