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tenor

How many syllables in tenor?

  2 syllables

Divide tenor into syllables:   ten-or
Stressed syllable in tenor:   ten-or
How to pronounce tenor:   ten-er
How to say tenor:

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Synonyms for tenor


1 syllable
  • drift
  • mood
  • theme
  • gist
  • sense
  • tone
2 syllables
  • meaning
  • purpose
3 syllables
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What rhymes with tenor

2 syllables
  • Brenner
  • center's
  • enter
  • fenner
  • kenner
  • renner
  • wehner
  • Zeno
  • center
  • centers
  • enters
  • Jenner
  • penner
  • tenner
  • zehner
3 syllables
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