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CONTRALTO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: contralti   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The lowest female singing voice

Synonyms:

alto; contralto

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("contralto" is a kind of...):

singing voice (the musical quality of the voice while singing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A woman singer having a contralto voice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("contralto" is a kind of...):

singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)

Instance hyponyms:

Anderson; Marian Anderson (United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993))

Ernestine Schumann-Heink; Schumann-Heink (United States operatic contralto (1861-1936))

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or being the lowest female voice

Synonyms:

alto; contralto

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

low; low-pitched (used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency)

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