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One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor.
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n.
Tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the tone of his remarks was commendatory.
n.
In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition.
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A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play it.
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A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whose scale, both diatonic and chromatic, is complete without the aid of keys or pistons, and which can slide from note to note as smoothly as the human voice or a violin. Softly blown, it has a rich and mellow sound, which becomes harsh and blatant when the tones are forced; used with discretion, its effect is often solemn and majestic.
v. i.
To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece.
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Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular.
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The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxillary.
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Of the same tenor or tone; equable; without variation.
n.
The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from variation or difference; resemblance to itself at all times; sameness of action, effect, etc., under like conditions; even tenor; as, the uniformity of design in a poem; the uniformity of nature.
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A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course; career.
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A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.
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Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.
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Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.
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Stamp; character; nature.
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In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity; by a regular, constant, or common ratio of change; with even tenor; as, a temper uniformly mild.
n.
The French name for the tenor voice or part; also, for the tenor viol or viola.
n.
A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.
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That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
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An 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.
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