noun
pl. -·nos or -·ni- the range of a female voice between soprano and contralto
- a voice or singer with such a range
- a part for such a voice
Origin of mezzo-soprano
It: see mezzo and soprano of, for, or having the range of a mezzo-soprano
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mezzo-soprano
noun
pl. mez·zo-so·pran·os Music- a. A voice having a range between soprano and contralto.b. A vocal part calling for a voice having such a range.
- A woman having a mezzo-soprano voice.
Origin of mezzo-soprano
Italian mezzo half ( from Latin medius ; see medium . ) soprano soprano ; see soprano .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural mezzo-sopranos)
- A voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto
- A person having such a voice
Origin
From Italian mezzosoprano
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