See Also: tenorist(dictionary)

syllogize (iou) and tenorist (iou)


syllogize (iou)



syllogize verb. Also syllogise. LME.
[Old French sil(l)ogiser or late Latin syllogizare, from Greek sullogizesthai: see SYLLOGISM, -IZE.]
verb intrans. Use syllogisms; reason, esp. syllogistically. LME.
F. Harrison He does not syllogize about the origin of things.
verb trans. Reason (a person) out of a condition by syllogizing. rare. E18.
Southey Syllogize himself out of all hopes of an hereafter.
b. Deduce (a fact, conclusion, etc.) by syllogism. M19.
syllogi'zation noun (rare) M17.
syllogizer noun L16.

tenorist (iou)



tenorist noun. M19.
[French tenoriste, Italian tenorista, from TENORE: see -IST.]
A person who sings a tenor part or plays a tenor instrument, spec. a person who plays the tenor saxophone.