alto
A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part…A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
» Tom has both an alto saxophone and a tenor saxophone.
Meaning
3 sensesA musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
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A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
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(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
(colloquial)An alto saxophone.
Examples
13 sentencesTom has both an alto saxophone and a tenor saxophone.
Tom plays the baritone saxophone and Mary plays the alto saxophone.
Tom plays the alto saxophone and Mary plays the bass clarinet.
Tom plays the tenor sax and Mary plays the alto sax.
Is it the tenor saxophone or the alto saxophone that you play?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian alto (“high”). Doublet of old.Borrowed from Italian alto (“high”). Doublet of old.
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Forms
plural: altos / altiSynonyms
4 synonyms- the highest adult male singing voice:countertenor
- the lowest female singing voice:contralto
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular