COUNTERTENOR


Meaning of COUNTERTENOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌte-nər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English countretenour part balancing the tenor, from Middle French contreteneur, from contre- + teneur tenor

Date: 15th century

: a tenor with an unusually high range (as an alto range)

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