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Comprimario

[kom-pruh-mair-ee-oh, -mahr-]

com·pri·mar·i·o

[kom-pruh-mair-ee-oh, -mahr-]
noun, plural -mar·i·os.
a singer in an opera company who ranks below the lead singers and who usually sings secondary roles.

Origin:
< Italian, equivalent to com- com- + primario primary
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