"ténor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /te.nɔʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-ténor.wav Forms: ténors [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian tenore, from Latin tenorem. Doublet of teneur. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|tenore}} Borrowed from Italian tenore, {{der|fr|la|tenor|tenorem}} Latin tenorem, {{doublet|fr|teneur}} Doublet of teneur Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} ténor m (plural ténors)
  1. tenor Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ténor-fr-noun-6Yc4V34j Categories (other): Musical voices and registers Disambiguation of Musical voices and registers: 48 52
  2. (figurative) big name, bigwig Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-ténor-fr-noun-IX7bOudr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musical voices and registers Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Musical voices and registers: 48 52

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