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sopranino

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so⋅pra⋅ni⋅no

  [soh-pruh-nee-noh]
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–noun, plural -nos.
a musical instrument, as a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class.
Origin:
1900–05; < It, equiv. to sopran(o) soprano + -ino dim. suffix
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so·pra·ni·no   (sō'prə-nē'nō, sŏp'rə-)   
n.   pl. so·pra·ni·nos
A musical instrument, such as a recorder, that is higher in pitch than the soprano of its family.

[Italian, diminutive of soprano, soprano; see soprano.]
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