[syn: mezzo-soprano, mezzo]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mezzo-soprano \Mez"zo-so*pra"no\, a. (Mus.)
Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; --
said of the voice of a female singer. -- n.
(a) A mezzo-soprano voice.
(b) A person having such a voice.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mezzo-soprano
n 1: a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto [syn:
mezzo-soprano, mezzo]
2: the female singing voice between contralto and soprano [syn:
mezzo-soprano, mezzo]