[syn: soprano, treble]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Soprano \So*pra"no\, n.; pl. E. Sopranos, It. Soprani. [It.,
fr. soprano superior, highest, fr. sopra above, L. supra. See
Sovereign.] (Mus.)
(a) The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind
of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for
mixed voices.
(b) A singer, commonly a woman, with a treble voice.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
soprano
adj 1: having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice";
"soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice";
"the treble clef" [syn: soprano, treble]
n 1: a female singer
2: the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
3: the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: soprano,
treble]