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tenor meaning in Tamil

பொதுவான போக்கு

/ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/

tenor in Tamil: பொதுவான போக்கு, துத்தம். In English, tenor means a musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

Tamil words for tenor

பொதுவான போக்கு, துத்தம்

English meaning of tenor

  1. noun A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
  2. noun A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
  3. noun A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
  4. noun The lowest tuned in a ring of bells.

Full definition of tenor

tenor in a sentence

  • He has a tenor voice.

tenor in other languages

Questions about tenor in Tamil

What is the meaning of tenor in Tamil?
Tenor in Tamil is பொதுவான போக்கு, துத்தம்.
tenor என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Tenor: பொதுவான போக்கு, துத்தம்.
What does tenor mean in English?
Tenor means a musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: tenor (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tenor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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