Meaning

2 senses
  1. A voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.

    a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto

  2. A person having such a voice.

    Mezzosopranistin

    меццо-сопра́ноmecco-sopráno

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
pitch:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
pitch:
person having such a voice:

Origin

Borrowed from Italian mezzosoprano.

Borrowed from Italian mezzosoprano.

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Forms

plural: mezzo-sopranos
Singularmezzo-soprano
Pluralmezzo-sopranos

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the female singing voice between contralto and soprano:mezzo
  • a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto:mezzo

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsoprano

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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