I. noun
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general
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I am not against the general tenor of that which is sought.
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The general tenor of those reports is that while much has been achieved, a very great deal remains to be done.
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Macmillan himself noted that Britain could do little by herself, but was encouraged by the general tenor of Dulles's remarks.
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In many ways I sympathize with the general tenor of this complaint, as may quickly become apparent.
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The general tenor of the letters, the thread that ran through the vast majority soon became clear.
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sax
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I'd seen it too and it hadn't told me anything except that Moira was battered to death with a tenor sax .
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A few yards away lay a tenor sax , its gleaming golden horn smeared with blood.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He used to sing tenor in the church choir.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another big favourite was 75-year-old tenor Josef Locke.
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But the top of the range featured the solo tenor Francesco Tamagno.
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He was also a member of the royal chapel choir, where he was classified as a taille or tenor .
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Parts are notated for him in five different clefs bass, tenor , alto, mezzo-soprano and soprano.
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Primafacie, therefore, the transfer was, in my opinion, valid and effective according to its tenor .
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The tenor of this book has been pessimistic, but not, I hope, despairing.
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The tenor often keeps well distant from G minor, and the tonal conflicts created are full of stress.
II. adjective
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■ NOUN
saxophone
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One of his initial inspirations was an Alan Skidmore tenor saxophone solo on a John Mayall album.
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A brass section blares on trumpet, tenor saxophone and bass sax.
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Clarinet, tenor saxophone . b. New Orleans. 3 March 1906; d. 27 June 1980.
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In his left hand he grips a glistening gold tenor saxophone with flames leaping from the bell.
saxophonist
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Then as now, the soprano and tenor saxophonist has thrived by constantly seeking new adventures and doing the unexpected.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A Parker tenor solo begins by skulking menacingly around the regular line of a blues solo before exploding into dissonant space.
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Octet featuring the limpid piano of Marc Laginha, Django Bates on tenor horn.