comment vs tenor

comment

noun
  • A spoken or written remark. 

  • A remark embedded in source code in such a way that it will be ignored by the compiler or interpreter, typically to help people to understand the code. 

  • The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme. 

  • The act of commenting. 

verb
  • To make remarks or notes. 

  • To insert comments into (source code). 

  • To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment. 

  • To remark. 

tenor

noun
  • Tone, as of a conversation. 

  • Stamp; character; nature. 

  • An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument. 

  • A tenor saxophone. 

  • A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range. 

  • The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed. 

  • A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto. 

  • The lowest tuned in a ring of bells. 

  • Time to maturity of a bond. 

  • That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range. 

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