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tenor.

tenor (musical range)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/teˈnoʁ/Brazil[teˈnoh]Brazil/teˈnoɾ/São-Paulo/teˈnoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. tenor (musical range)

    masculine

  2. tenor (musical performer)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin tenor Italian tenorebor. Portuguese tenor Borrowed from Italian tenore. Doublet of teor.

adj/teˈnoʁ/Brazil[teˈnoh]Brazil/teˈnoɾ/São-Paulo/teˈnoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. tenor (of or relating to the tenor part or range)

    invariable · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin tenor Italian tenorebor. Portuguese tenor Borrowed from Italian tenore. Doublet of teor.

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