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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin, 'uninterrupted course', from tenere 'to hold' |
Related topics:1 [countable] a male singing voice that can reach the range of notes below the lowest woman's voice, or a man with a voice like this
2 [singular, uncountable] the part of a musical work that is written for a tenor voice [↪ alto, baritone, bass, soprano]: 
Arthur Davies sings the tenor solo.
Arthur Davies sings the tenor solo.3
the tenor of something
formala) the general way in which an event or process takes place [= tone]: Many voters admitted being disturbed by the tenor of the election campaign.
Many voters admitted being disturbed by the tenor of the election campaign.b) the general meaning of something written or spoken, or the general attitude expressed in it [= tone]:
