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contralto
(encz) | contralto,kontraalt n: Zdeněk Brož |
Contralto
(gcide) | Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), n. [It., fr. contra + alto.
See Alto.] (Mus.)
(a) The part sung by the highest male or lowest female
voices; the alto or counter tenor.
(b) the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice
is a contralto; she is a contralto.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The usual range of the contralto voice is from G, below
middle C, to the C above that; though exceptionally it
embraces two octaves.
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Contralto
(gcide) | Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), a. (Mus.)
Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music
called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
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contralto
(wn) | contralto
adj 1: of or being the lowest female voice [syn: alto,
contralto]
n 1: a woman singer having a contralto voice
2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: contralto, alto] |
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contralto
(encz) | contralto,kontraalt n: Zdeněk Brož |
alto contralto
(gcide) | low-pitched \low-pitched\ adj.
1. low in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of high-pitched. [Narrower terms: {alto,
contralto ; {baritone ; {bass, deep ; {contrabass,
double-bass ; {throaty ]
Syn: low.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a low angle or slant; having a low degree of pitch;
as, a low-pitched roof.
[WordNet 1.5] |
contralto
(wn) | contralto
adj 1: of or being the lowest female voice [syn: alto,
contralto]
n 1: a woman singer having a contralto voice
2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: contralto, alto] |
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