tenor

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

ten·or (tĕnʹər)n.
1. A continuous, unwavering course. See Synonyms at tendency.
2. The word, phrase, or subject with which the vehicle of a metaphor is identified, as life in “Life's but a walking shadow” (Shakespeare).
3.
a. The course of thought or argument running through something written or spoken.
b. General sense; purport.
4. Law.
a. The exact meaning or actual wording of a document as distinct from its effect.
b. An exact copy of a document.
5. Music.
a. The highest natural adult male voice.
b. One who sings this part.
c. An instrument that sounds within this range.
d. Abbr. T A vocal or instrumental part written within this range. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin, uninterrupted course, from tenēre, to hold, continue. See ten- in Indo-European Roots.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  strain, tenor voice