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tenor

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  1. tendency              
 
1. ten.or or ten.our \'ten-*r\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L tenor uninterrupted 
   course, fr. tene-re to ho] chiefly Brit ld - more at THIN 1a: the general 
   drift of something spoken or written : PURPORT  1b: an exact copy of a 
   writing : TRANSCRIPT  1c: the subject of a metaphor  2a1: the melodic line 
   usu. forming the cantus firmus in medieval music  2a2: the voice part next 
   to the lowest in 4-part harmony  2b: the highest natural adult male voice  
   2c: one that performs a tenor part  3: a continuance in a course, movement, 
   or activity : TREND 
2. tenor aj 1: of or relating to the tenor in music  2: close in range to a 
   tenor voice {~ sax}