tenor

  • 131tenor of a will — The purport, rather than the exact words, of the instrument. It is enough to prove the tenor or substance of a lost will, without proving the precise statement of the language terms used in it. Jones v Caller, 139 Ind 382, 38 NE 812 …

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  • 132tenor clef — noun a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns • Hypernyms: ↑clef …

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