soprano

[ suh-pran-oh, -prah-noh ]
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noun,plural so·pran·os.
  1. the uppermost part or voice.

  2. the highest singing voice in women and boys.

  1. a part for such a voice.

  2. a singer with such a voice.

adjective
  1. of or relating to a soprano; having the compass of a soprano.

Origin of soprano

1
1720–30; <Italian: literally, what is above, high, equivalent to sopra (<Latin suprā above) + -ano adj. suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for soprano

soprano

/ (səˈprɑːnəʊ) /


nounplural -pranos or -prani (-ˈprɑːniː)
  1. the highest adult female voice, having a range approximately from middle C to the A a thirteenth above it

  2. the voice of a young boy before puberty

  1. a singer with such a voice

  2. the highest part of a piece of harmony

    • the highest or second highest instrument in a family of instruments

    • (as modifier): a soprano saxophone

Origin of soprano

1
C18: from Italian, from sopra above, from Latin suprā

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Cultural definitions for soprano

soprano

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

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