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Soprano - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Soprano : adj : having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano
sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the
treble clef" [syn: treble]
(noun)
1: a female singer
2: the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
3: the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: treble]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Soprano : \So*pra"no\, n.; pl. E. Sopranos, It. Soprani. [It.,
fr. soprano superior, highest, fr. sopra above, L. supra. See
Sovereign.] (Mus.)
(a) The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind
of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for
mixed voices.
(b) A singer, commonly a woman, with a treble voice.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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