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mezzo-soprano definition

mezzo-soprano (-sə pran′ō, -prä′nō)

noun pl. mezzo-sopranos -·nos or mezzo-soprani -·ni (-pran′ē, -prä′nē)

  1. the range of a female voice between soprano and contralto
    1. a voice or singer with such a range
    2. a part for such a voice

Etymology: It: see mezzo & soprano

adjective

of, for, or having the range of a mezzo-soprano

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