tenors

noun

1. 1.A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
2. 2.A person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
3. 3.A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
4. 4.The lowest tuned in a ring of bells.
5. 5.Tone, as of a conversation.