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tenor |
Grep of noun tenor countertenor tenor tenor clef tenor drum tenor voice tenoretic tenormin tenoroon Overview of noun tenor The noun tenor has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tenor, tenor voice -- (the adult male singing voice above baritone) 2. (1) tenor -- (the pitch range of the highest male voice) 3. tenor -- (an adult male with a tenor voice) 4. tenor, strain -- (pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument") Overview of adj tenor The adj tenor has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tenor -- ((of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax") 2. tenor -- (of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice") Antonyms of adj tenor 2 senses of tenor Sense 1 tenor INDIRECT (VIA high) -> low low-pitched Sense 2 tenor INDIRECT (VIA high) -> low low-pitched Similarity of adj tenor 2 senses of tenor Sense 1 tenor => high (vs. low), high-pitched Sense 2 tenor => high (vs. low), high-pitched Attributes of adj tenor Familiarity of adj tenor tenor used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj tenor countertenor tenor Overview of noun tenor The noun tenor has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tenor, tenor voice -- (the adult male singing voice above baritone) 2. (1) tenor -- (the pitch range of the highest male voice) 3. tenor -- (an adult male with a tenor voice) 4. tenor, strain -- (pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument") Overview of adj tenor The adj tenor has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tenor -- ((of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax") 2. tenor -- (of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice")
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