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so·pran·o       [suh-pran-oh, -prah-noh] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -pran·os, adjective Music.
–noun
1.the uppermost part or voice.
2.the highest singing voice in women and boys.
3.a part for such a voice.
4.a singer with such a voice.
–adjective
5.of or pertaining to a soprano; having the compass of a soprano.
[Origin: 1720–30; < It: lit., what is above, high, equiv. to sopra (< L suprā above) + -ano adj. suffix]
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so·pran·o       (sə-prān'ō, -prä'nō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. so·pran·os
  1. The highest singing voice of a woman or young boy.
  2. A singer having such a voice.
  3. The tonal range characteristic of a soprano.
  4. An instrument that sounds within this range.
  5. Abbr. S A vocal or instrumental part written within this range.


[Italian, from sopra, above, from Latin suprā; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
soprano 
1730, "the highest singing voice," from It. soprano "the treble in music," lit. "high," from sopra "above," from L. supra, fem. abl. sing. of super (see super-). Meaning "a singer having a soprano voice" is from 1738. Soprano saxophone is attested from 1859.

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soprano

adjective
1. having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef" 

noun
1. a female singer 
2. the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty 
3. the pitch range of the highest female voice 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
soprano

The highest range of the female singing voice. (Compare alto and mezzo soprano.)


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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Soprano

So*pra"no\, n.; pl. E. Sopranos, It. Soprani. [It., fr. soprano superior, highest, fr. sopra above, L. supra. See Sovereign.] (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.

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