Tenor (disambiguation)

Tenor (disambiguation)

Tenor (from Latin "tenor" - holder, or "tenere" - hold) means generally:
* the true purport and effect of a deed or instrument;
* the character or usual pattern of something;
* the drift or general meaning of a statement or discourse;
* the concept, object, or person meant in a metaphor.

In specialised fields:
* Tenor refers to a musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto. Also, tenor is term used to describe a person, instrument, or group that performs in that range or the tenor clef.
* Tenor is the name given in Change ringing to the bell with the lowest pitch.
* Tenor (linguistics) refers to the relationship between participants in a discourse.
* Tenor (finance) refers to the time-to-maturity of a bond.
* A Tenor Saxophone is often colloquially referred to as a Tenor.
* Multi-Tenor Drums are often referred to as Tenors.


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