Castrato (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural cas·tra·ti [ka-strah-tee, kuh-; Italian kah-strah-tee]. /kæˈstrɑ ti, kə-; Italian kɑˈstrɑ ti/.
  1. a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
noun plural -ti (-tɪ) or -tos
  1. (in 17th- and 18th-century opera) a male singer whose testicles were removed before puberty, allowing the retention of a soprano or alto voice
Castrato (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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