tenor1
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛnə/
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Definition of tenor
noun
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin, based on tenere 'to hold'; so named because the tenor part was allotted (and therefore ‘held’) the melody
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Spell tenor with a single n: the ending is -or.