Mezzo-soprano (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural mez·zo-so·pran·os, mez·zo-so·pran·i [met-soh-suh-pran-ee, -prah-nee, med-zoh-, mez-oh-]. /ˈmɛt soʊ səˈpræn i, -ˈprɑ ni, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ-/.
  1. a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
  2. a person having such a voice.
adjective
  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable to a mezzo-soprano.
noun plural -nos
  1. a female voice intermediate between a soprano and contralto and having a range from the A below middle C to the F an eleventh above it
  2. a singer with such a voice
Mezzo-soprano (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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