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mezzo1 definition

mezzo (met′sō, med′zō, mez′ō)

adjective

medium; moderate; half

Etymology: It < L medius, middle: see mid

adverb

moderately; somewhat
mezzo2 definition

mezzo (met′sō, med′zō, mez′ō)

noun pl. mezzos -·zos

  1. mezzo-soprano
  2. mezzotint

Etymology: see mezzo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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