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Contratenor is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Contratenor in a sentence

Contratenor meaning

countertenor

Using Contratenor

  • The main meaning on this page is: countertenor
  • In the example corpus, contratenor often appears in combinations such as: the contratenor, contratenor part.

Context around Contratenor

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

part 2×

Sentence patterns with Contratenor

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

playing the contratenor part in 2×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in 1487 a 1× the trombone s 1×

Common sentence endings:

in a danceband 2×

Words around Contratenor

Just before it in the word index:

contratas 2 contrat 3 contrasty 4 contrasts 310 contrastively 3 contrastive 25

Just after it in the word index:

contravariant 24 contravariantly 2 contravene 19 contravened 54 contravenes 21 contravening 46

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Contratenor

  • In this selection, "contratenor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, part stand out and add context to how "contratenor" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include playing the contratenor part in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contratenor" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contratenor

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The trombone's principal role was playing the contratenor part in a danceband. (13 words)

In 1487 a writer links the words trompone and sacqueboute and mentions the instrument as playing the contratenor part in a danceband. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

In 1487 a writer links the words trompone and sacqueboute and mentions the instrument as playing the contratenor part in a danceband. (22 words)

The trombone's principal role was playing the contratenor part in a danceband. (13 words)

Example sentences (2)

In 1487 a writer links the words trompone and sacqueboute and mentions the instrument as playing the contratenor part in a danceband.

The trombone's principal role was playing the contratenor part in a danceband.

Common combinations with contratenor

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contratenor" in a sentence?
An example: "In 1487 a writer links the words trompone and sacqueboute and mentions the instrument as playing the contratenor part in a danceband." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "contratenor" from authentic English texts.
What does "contratenor" mean?
Contratenor means: countertenor
How many example sentences with "contratenor" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "contratenor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.