- the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- continuous course, progress, or movement.
- the subject of a metaphor, as “she” in “She is a rose.”
- Music.
- the adult male voice intermediate between the bass and the alto or countertenor.
- a part sung by or written for such a voice, especially the next to the lowest part in four-part harmony.
- a singer with such a voice.
- an instrument corresponding in compass to this voice, especially the viola.
- the lowest-toned bell of a peal.
- quality, character, or condition.
- of, relating to, or having the compass of a tenor.
- music
- the male voice intermediate between alto and baritone, having a range approximately from the B a ninth below middle C to the G a fifth above it
- a singer with such a voice
- a saxophone, horn, recorder, etc, intermediate in compass and size between the alto and baritone or bass
- (as modifier)
- general drift of thought; purpose
- (in early polyphonic music) the part singing the melody or the cantus firmus
- (in four-part harmony) the second lowest part lying directly above the bass
- bell-ringing
- the heaviest and lowest-pitched bell in a ring
- (as modifier)
- a settled course of progress
- general tendency
- the time required for a bill of exchange or promissory note to become due for payment
- law
- the exact words of a deed, etc, as distinct from their effect
- an exact copy or transcript
