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tenor
'tenor' - used as an adjective
1. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
a tenor sax
2. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
tenor voice

'tenor' - used as a noun
3. the adult male singing voice above baritone
4. the pitch range of the highest male voice
5. an adult male with a tenor voice
6. a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways
7. the general meaning or substance of an utterance
although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument
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The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah-Mat," which means the king is dead.