contralto
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toʊ noun
1.
the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor.
2.
the alto, or highest male voice or voice part.
3.
a singer with a contralto voice.
adjective
4.
pertaining to the contralto voice or its compass.
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| —n , pl -tos, -ti | |
| 1. | In the context of a choir often shortened to: alto the lowest female voice, usually having a range of approximately from F a fifth below middle C to D a ninth above it |
| 2. | a singer with such a voice |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or denoting a contralto: the contralto part |
| [C18: from Italian; see | |
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Example sentences
It is rare to find a contralto singer, and true contralto roles are few and far between.
Her voice is a muscular contralto that she uses the way a jazz singer does, creating hypnotic musical lines.
Her accent is strongly foreign and her voice is a contralto.
He had appeared professionally as a singer and depending on location and dress sang either baritone or contralto.
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