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Definition of counter tenor
counter tenor 2. (Mus.) Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any
under part which served for contrast to a principal part,
but now used as equivalent to counter tenor.
3. (Far.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the
shoulders and under the neck.
4. The back leather or heel part of a boot.
Counter tenor Counter tenor Coun"ter ten`or (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf.
Contratenor, and see Tenor a part in music.] (Mus.)
One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the
treble; high tenor.
Counter-tenor clef (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the
third line; -- also called alto clef.
