Tenor (disambiguation)

Tenor (from Latin tenor - holder, or tenere - hold) means generally:

• the true purport and effect of a deed or instrument;
• the character or usual pattern of something;
• the drift or general meaning of a statement or discourse;
• the concept, object, or person meant in a metaphor.

In specialised fields:

• Tenor refers to a musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto. Also, tenor is a term used to describe a person, instrument, or group that performs in that range or the tenor clef.
• Tenor is the name given in Change ringing to the bell with the lowest pitch.
• Tenor is another name for the recitation tone of a Gregorian chant.
• Tenor (linguistics) refers to the relationship between participants in a discourse.
• Tenor (finance) refers to the time-to-maturity of a bond.
• A Tenor Saxophone is often colloquially referred to as a Tenor.
• Multi-Tenor Drums are often referred to as Tenors.