tenore

See also: Tenöre

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tenor, tenōrem (“a sustained, continuous course or movement, a continuity of events, conditions etc. or way of proceeding”), derived from teneō (“I hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈno.re/
• Rhymes: -ore
• Hyphenation: te‧nó‧re

Noun

tenore m (plural tenori)

1. way, manner
2. (chemistry) the concentration of a substance
3. (music):
   1. (archaic) tenor (musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody)

      Synonym: tenor

   2. (uncountable) tenor (musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto)
   3. tenor (person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range)

Derived terms

• tenore di vita
• tenorile

 

Related terms

• tenere

Descendants

• → Portuguese: tenor

Anagrams

• Eterno, Nereto, entero-, eterno, eternò, tenero

Latin

Noun

tenōre

1. ablative singular of tenor