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so⋅pran⋅o

  [suh-pran-oh, -prah-noh] noun, plural -pran⋅os, adjective Music.
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–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)   
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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