Look up Tenor, tenor, tenór, or ténor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A tenor (from Latin tenor – holder, or tenere – hold) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range or section is higher than baritone and lower than countertenor. A person, instrument, or group that performs in that range or the tenor clef is also called a tenor.

Tenor may also refer to:

Finance

• Tenor (finance), the duration or time-to-maturity of a bond or swap
• The coupon frequency of an equity swap

Music

• In change ringing, the bell with the lowest pitch
• The reciting tone, also called recitation tone, of a Gregorian chant
• A tenor saxophone
• A tenor drum
• Tenor (album)

Other uses

• Tenor (linguistics), the relationship between participants in a discourse
• The name of a search technology planned for KDE 4.
• Tenor (website), a GIF search engine and database
• 10.or mobile phone
• The Tenor, a retail complex in Toronto, Canada