soprano Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a female singer
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noun the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
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noun the pitch range of the highest female voice
treble.
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adjective satellite having or denoting a high range
treble.
- soprano voice
- soprano sax
- the boy still had a fine treble voice
- the treble clef
WordNet
So*pra"no noun
Etymology
It., fr.Wordforms
Definitions
(Mus.) (a) The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed voices. (b) A singer, commonly a woman, with a treble voice.