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alto
noun
1 alto
A singer whose voice lies in the alto clef.
Roget 410:
creak
etc.
v.;
creaking
etc.
v.;
discord,
etc.
414;
stridor;
roughness,
sharpness,
etc.
adj.;
cacophony;
cacoepy†.
acute note,
high note;
soprano,
treble,
tenor,
alto,
falsetto,
penny trumpet,
voce di testa [It].
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Polish: alt
2 alto
The lowest female singing voice.
synonym: contralto.
Dutch: contra-alt, alt
Polish: kontralt
3 alto
The highest adult male singing voice.
synonym: countertenor.
Polish: kontratenor
4 alto
of a musical instrument The second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments.
Dutch: alt
5 alto
The pitch range of the lowest female voice.
adjective
1 alto
Of or being the lowest female voice.
synonym: contralto.
Polish: altowy
2 alto
Of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor.
synonym: countertenor.
3 alto
of a musical instrument Second highest member of a group.
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