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heroic tenor

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hel⋅den⋅ten⋅or

[hel-dn-ten-er; Ger. hel-dn-tey-nohr]
–noun, plural -ten⋅ors, German. -te⋅no⋅re [-tey-noh-ruh] .
a tenor having a brilliant, powerful voice suited to singing heroic roles, as in Wagnerian opera.
Also called heroic tenor.


Origin:
1925–30; < G, equiv. to Helden- comb. form of Held hero + Tenor tenor
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