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contralto definition

con·tralto (kən tral′tō)

noun pl. contraltos -·tos or contralti -·ti (-tē)

  1. the range of a low female voice between mezzo-soprano and tenor, usually from about the first F below middle C to the second F above; alto
    1. a voice or singer with such a range
    2. a part for such a voice

Etymology: It: see contra- & alto

adjective

of, for, or having the range of a contralto

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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