tenor
Cross references:
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}