Толковый словарь английского языка - tenor
Tenor
tenor
I. noun see: thin Date: 14th century 1. the drift of something spoken or written ; purport , an exact copy of a writing ; transcript , the concept, object, or person meant in a metaphor, 2. the melodic line usually forming the cantus firmus in medieval music, the voice part next to the lowest in a 4-part chorus, the highest natural adult male singing voice, a member of a family of instruments having a range next lower than that of the alto, a continuance in a course, movement, or activity, habitual condition ; character , see: tendency II. adjective Date: 1522 relating to or having the range or part of a ~
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n. 1 a a singing-voice between baritone and alto or counter-tenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range. b a singer with this voice. c a part written for it. 2 a an instrument, esp. a viola, recorder, or saxophone, of which the range is roughly that of a tenor voice. b (in full tenor bell) the largest bell of a peal or set. 3 (usu. foll. by of) the general purport or drift of a document or speech. 4 (usu. foll. by of) a settled or prevailing course or direction, esp. the course of a person's life or habits. 5 Law a the actual wording of a document. b an exact copy. 6 the subject to which a metaphor refers (opp. VEHICLE 4). Phrases and idioms tenor clef Mus. a clef placing middle C on the second highest line of the staff. Etymology: ME f. AF tenur, OF tenour f. L tenor -oris f. tenere hold ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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