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hel•den•ten•or
Pronunciation: (hel'dn-ten"ur; Ger. hel'dn-tā-nōr"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ten•ors, Ger. -te•no•rePronunciation: (-tā-nō"ru). [key]
a tenor having a brilliant, powerful voice suited to singing heroic roles, as in Wagnerian opera. Also called
heroic tenor. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.