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Contratenor
Contratenor Con"tra*ten`or, n. [Cf. Counter tenor.] (Mus.) Counter tenor; contralto.
counter tenor
2. (Mus.) Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor. 3. (Far.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck. 4. The back leather or heel part of a boot.
Counter tenor
Counter tenor Coun"ter ten`or (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf. Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music.] (Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor. Counter-tenor clef (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the third line; -- also called alto clef.
Counter-tenor clef
Counter tenor Coun"ter ten`or (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf. Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music.] (Mus.) One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor. Counter-tenor clef (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the third line; -- also called alto clef.
Tenorrhaphy
Tenorrhaphy Te*nor"rha*phy, n. [Gr. te`nwn tendon + -rhaphy.] (Surg.) Suture of a tendon.

Meaning of tenor from wikipedia

- Subtypes of tenor include the leggero tenor, lyric tenor, spinto tenor, dramatic tenor, heldentenor, and tenor buffo or spieltenor. The name "tenor" derives...
- The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto...
- A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano...
- baritone, and the euphonium. The most frequently encountered trombones are the tenor trombone and b**** trombone. These are treated as non-transposing instruments...
- The Tenors (formerly known as The Canadian Tenors) are a vocal group consisting of Victor Micallef, Clifton Murray, Alberto Urso, and Mark Masri. They...
- The Three Tenors were an operatic singing trio, active between 1990 and 2003, and termed as a supergroup (a title normally reserved for rock and pop groups)...
- Tenor, Inc. is an online GIF search engine and database owned by Google. Its main product is the GIF Keyboard, which is available on Android, iOS, and...
- A tenor drum is a membranophone without a snare. There are several types of tenor drums. Early music tenor drums, or long drums, are cylindrical membranophone...
- (1896–1965), plectrum and tenor banjo, was regarded by some as the best tenor banjoist of the 1920s. He wrote a large number of works for tenor banjo, as well as...
- mostly encountered as alto clef (placing middle C on the third line) or tenor clef (middle C on the fourth line). A clef may be placed on a space instead...