COUNTERTENOR

Meaning of COUNTERTENOR in English

Pronunciation: - ˌ te-n ə r

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English countretenour part balancing the tenor, from Middle French contreteneur, from contre- + teneur tenor

Date: 15th century

: a tenor with an unusually high range (as an alto range)

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COUNTERTENOR — noun Etymology: Middle English countretenour part balancing the tenor, from Middle French contreteneur, from contre- + teneur tenor Date: 15th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUNTERTENOR — Adult male alto voice, either natural or falsetto. Some writers use the term only for the natural high tenor , …
Английский словарь Британика
COUNTERTENOR — ˈkau̇ntə(r)+ noun Etymology: Middle English cownturtenur, from Middle French contreteneur, from contre- counter- + teneur, tenour tenor — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTERTENOR — /kown"teuhr ten'euhr/ , n. Music. 1. an adult male voice or voice part higher than the tenor. 2. a singer …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERTENOR — n. tenor with a high voice range; voice with a higher range than a tenor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COUNTERTENOR — noun Etymology: Middle English countretenour part balancing the tenor, from Middle French contreteneur, from contre- + teneur tenor Date: 15th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNTERTENOR — ■ noun Music the highest male adult singing voice.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COUNTERTENOR — [coun.ter.ten.or] n [ME countretenour, fr. MF contreteneur, fr. contre- + teneur tenor] (15c): a tenor with an unusually high range …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNTERTENOR — also spelled Contra Tenor, in music, adult male alto voice, either natural or falsetto. In England the word generally refers …
Britannica English vocabulary
COUNTERTENOR — countertenor BrE AmE ˌkaʊnt ə ˈten ə ˈ••ˌ•• AmE \ ˈkaʊn t̬ ə r ˌten ə r ▷ countertenor|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COUNTERTENOR — coun ‧ ter ‧ ten ‧ or /ˌkaʊntəˈtenə $ ˈkaʊntərˌtenər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNTERTENOR — also counter-tenor ( countertenors) A countertenor is a man who sings with a high voice that is similar to a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNTERTENOR — also counter-tenor (~s) A ~ is a man who sings with a high voice that is similar to a low …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COUNTERTENOR — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It was published in Select Songs as a countertenor solo, and it is invariably performed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNTERTENOR — male alto [noun] [C] - a man with a singing voice which is higher than usual for a tenor and …
Cambridge English vocab
COUNTERTENOR — n. Adult male alto voice, either natural or falsetto. Some writers use the term only for the natural high tenor …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COUNTERTENOR — сущ.; муз. высокий тенор, альт, фальцет
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTERTENOR — Контртенор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTERTENOR — _n. _муз. высокий тенор, альт, фальцет
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COUNTERTENOR — сущ.; муз.высокий тенор, альт, фальцет
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COUNTERTENOR — сущ. ; муз. высокий тенор, альт, фальцет
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COUNTERTENOR — сущ.; муз. высокий тенор, альт, фальцет
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COUNTERTENOR — _n. _муз. высокий тенор, альт, фальцет
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COUNTERTENOR — n. муз. высокий тенор, альт, фальцет
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COUNTERTENOR — сущ.; муз. высокий тенор, альт, фальцет
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MALE ALTO — noun Date: circa 1890 countertenor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALTO — I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Italian, literally, high, from Latin altus Date: circa 1724 1. countertenor , contr~ , the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALTO — or contralto Voice or register that extends approximately from the F below middle C to the second D above it. …
Английский словарь Британика
COUNTER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MALE ALTO — noun : a male singer singing falsetto — called also countertenor
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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