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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The etymology of "tenor" #144771 07/06/05 11:45 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York That's why they're called tenors -- they held on to the melody. Same root as "tenacious." [/studiously ignoring silly jokes] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Shape note singing Father Steve 07/02/05 05:07 PM Re: Shape note singing Buffalo Shrdlu 07/02/05 05:11 PM Re: Shape note singing Father Steve 07/02/05 05:19 PM Re: Sol fa, so good Buffalo Shrdlu 07/02/05 05:30 PM Re: Sol fa, so good AnnaStrophic 07/05/05 10:04 PM Re: Sol fa, so good Father Steve 07/05/05 11:56 PM Re: Sol fa, so good Buffalo Shrdlu 07/06/05 12:11 AM Re: Sol fa, so good Father Steve 07/06/05 04:21 AM The etymology of "tenor" AnnaStrophic 07/06/05 11:45 AM Re: The etymology of "tenor" Faldage 07/06/05 10:07 PM Re: The etymology of "tenor" Buffalo Shrdlu 07/06/05 10:19 PM Re: The etymology of "tenor" vanguard 07/19/05 07:48 PM Re: The etymology of "tenor" Faldage 07/20/05 01:41 AM Re: The etymology of "tenor" Elizabeth Creith 07/20/05 01:55 AM Re: the third part tsuwm 07/20/05 02:06 AM Re: the third part Buffalo Shrdlu 07/20/05 02:39 AM Re: the third part AnnaStrophic 07/20/05 09:18 AM Re: the third part Jackie 07/20/05 12:10 PM Re: the third part AnnaStrophic 07/20/05 01:17 PM Re: the third part Buffalo Shrdlu 07/20/05 01:26 PM Re: the third part AnnaStrophic 07/20/05 01:40 PM Re: the third part Buffalo Shrdlu 07/20/05 01:54 PM Seufz! Faldage 07/20/05 10:06 PM Re: Seufz! Buffalo Shrdlu 07/20/05 10:11 PM Re: Treble Faldage 07/20/05 10:26 PM Re: Trouble Clef AnnaStrophic 07/21/05 11:40 AM Re: Trouble Clef Jackie 07/22/05 01:01 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,995 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,044 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,957 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,956 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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