mezzo-soprano

Noun
Synonyms: mezzo

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a soprano with a voice between soprano and contraltoSynonyms: mezzoType of sopranoExamples Horne, Marilyn Horne
  2. the female singing voice between contralto and sopranoSynonyms: mezzoType of singing voiceKinds coloratura mezzo-soprano, lyric mezzo-soprano, dramatic mezzo-soprano
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mez′zo-so·pra′no adjective

Music Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; — said of the voice of a female singer. — noun (a) A mezzo-soprano voice. (b) A person having such a voice.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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