contraltos

Variant of contralto

noun pl. contraltos or contralti

  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

Origin: It: see contra- & alto

adjective

of, for, or having the range of a contralto
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